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Recognised as Colour

#A400A6

  • #A400A6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A400A6 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 0, 166 and HSL 299°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A400A6#A400A6
HEX#A400A6
RGBrgb(164, 0, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0, 0.651
RGB percentages64.3%, 0%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(299.3, 100%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.3, 100%, 65.1%)
CMYK1.2%, 100%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,748,070
CSS custom property--colour: #A400A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10646WCAG 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 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#5BFF59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F62A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#A92E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 26.2Indigo · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02A600
Analogous#5100A6, #A60055
Triadic#A6A400, #00A6A4
Split complementary#55A600, #00A651
Tetradic#A65100, #02A600, #0055A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD73FF
Lighter +30%#FD40FF
Lighter +20%#FC0DFF
Lighter +10%#D600D9
Darker −10%#720073
Darker −20%#3F0040
Darker −30%#0D000D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A400A6
Less saturated −25%#901591

Channel breakdown

R164
G0
B166
Red164 (64.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue299.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 00 · B A6

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