Colour

#A4006D

#A4006D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4006D is a magenta with RGB values 164, 0, 109 and HSL 320°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A4006D

RGBrgb(164, 0, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0, 0.4275

RGB percentages64.3%, 0%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(320.1, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 33.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,748,013

CSS custom property--colour: #A4006D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#5BFF92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C446Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5E6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B1003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.6 Purple · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Hot pink · ΔE 29.7 Deep pink · ΔE 30.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A437

Analogous#8900A4, #A4001B

Triadic#6DA400, #006DA4

Split complementary#1BA400, #00A489

Tetradic#A48900, #00A437, #001BA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF71CF

Lighter +30%#FF3EBE

Lighter +20%#FF0BAD

Lighter +10%#D7008F

Darker −10%#71004B

Darker −20%#3E0029

Darker −30%#0B0007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A4006D

Less saturated −25%#901466

Channel breakdown

R164

B109

Red164 (64.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue320.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 00 · B 6D

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Colour values

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