Recognised as Colour

#A3488F

#A3488F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A3488F is a magenta with RGB values 163, 72, 143 and HSL 313°, 39%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A3488F

RGBrgb(163, 72, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2824, 0.5608

RGB percentages63.9%, 28.2%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(313.2, 38.7%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.2, 55.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK0%, 55.8%, 12.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,700,943

CSS custom property--colour: #A3488F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#5CB770

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6191no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#646F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AB4C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 24.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 23.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48A35C

Analogous#8A48A3, #A34862

Triadic#8FA348, #488FA3

Split complementary#62A348, #48A38A

Tetradic#A38A48, #48A35C, #4862A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9CEE3

Lighter +30%#DAAACF

Lighter +20%#CA87BB

Lighter +10%#BA64A7

Darker −10%#803870

Darker −20%#5C2951

Darker −30%#391932

Darker −40%#160913

More saturated +25%#C02B9F

Less saturated −25%#86657F

Channel breakdown

R163

G72

B143

Red163 (63.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue313.19°

Saturation (HSL)38.72%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A3 · G 48 · B 8F

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