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Recognised as Colour

#A400AF

  • #A400AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A400AF is a magenta with RGB values 164, 0, 175 and HSL 296°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A400AF#A400AF
HEX#A400AF
RGBrgb(164, 0, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0, 0.6863
RGB percentages64.3%, 0%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(296.2, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK6.3%, 100%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,748,079
CSS custom property--colour: #A400AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#5BFF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3763ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A83466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BAF00
Analogous#4C00AF, #AF0063
Triadic#AFA400, #00AFA4
Split complementary#63AF00, #00AF4C
Tetradic#AF4C00, #0BAF00, #0063AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F77CFF
Lighter +30%#F449FF
Lighter +20%#F016FF
Lighter +10%#D400E2
Darker −10%#74007C
Darker −20%#440049
Darker −30%#150016
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A400AF
Less saturated −25%#911699

Channel breakdown

R164
G0
B175
Red164 (64.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue296.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 00 · B AF

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