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Recognised as Colour

#A31679

  • #A31679
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A31679 is a magenta with RGB values 163, 22, 121 and HSL 318°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A31679#A31679
HEX#A31679
RGBrgb(163, 22, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.0863, 0.4745
RGB percentages63.9%, 8.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(317.9, 76.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.9, 86.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 86.5%, 25.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,688,121
CSS custom property--colour: #A31679;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#5CE986

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C497Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#586076no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AE1448no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 30Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16A340
Analogous#8616A3, #A31633
Triadic#79A316, #1679A3
Split complementary#33A316, #16A386
Tetradic#A38616, #16A340, #1633A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F194D5
Lighter +30%#EB67C3
Lighter +20%#E43BB2
Lighter +10%#D01C9A
Darker −10%#761058
Darker −20%#490A36
Darker −30%#1C0415
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B90082
Less saturated −25%#8C2D70

Channel breakdown

R163
G22
B121
Red163 (63.9%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue317.87°
Saturation (HSL)76.22%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 16 · B 79

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