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Recognised as Colour

#A3298D

  • #A3298D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A3298D is a magenta with RGB values 163, 41, 141 and HSL 311°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A3298D#A3298D
HEX#A3298D
RGBrgb(163, 41, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1608, 0.5529
RGB percentages63.9%, 16.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(310.8, 59.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 74.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 13.5%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,693,005
CSS custom property--colour: #A3298D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#5CD672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B5390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#56658Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AC3158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Medium violet red · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A33F
Analogous#7C29A3, #A32950
Triadic#8DA329, #298DA3
Split complementary#50A329, #29A37C
Tetradic#A37C29, #29A33F, #2950A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBAEE0
Lighter +30%#E085D0
Lighter +20%#D65CC0
Lighter +10%#CC33B0
Darker −10%#7A1F6A
Darker −20%#521547
Darker −30%#290A23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD0F9D
Less saturated −25%#8A437D

Channel breakdown

R163
G41
B141
Red163 (63.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue310.82°
Saturation (HSL)59.8%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 29 · B 8D

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