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Recognised as Colour

#A3438C

  • #A3438C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A3438C is a magenta with RGB values 163, 67, 140 and HSL 314°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A3438C#A3438C
HEX#A3438C
RGBrgb(163, 67, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2627, 0.549
RGB percentages63.9%, 26.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(314.4, 41.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 58.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 58.9%, 14.1%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,699,660
CSS custom property--colour: #A3438C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5CBC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#465E8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#626D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 23Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9Pale violetred · ΔE 27.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 23.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43A35A
Analogous#8A43A3, #A3435C
Triadic#8CA343, #438CA3
Split complementary#5CA343, #43A38A
Tetradic#A38A43, #43A35A, #435CA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C9E1
Lighter +30%#DAA5CD
Lighter +20%#CB81B9
Lighter +10%#BC5DA5
Darker −10%#7F346D
Darker −20%#5B254E
Darker −30%#37162F
Darker −40%#120810
More saturated +25%#C0269B
Less saturated −25%#86607D

Channel breakdown

R163
G67
B140
Red163 (63.9%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue314.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 43 · B 8C

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