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Recognised as Colour

#A402AC

  • #A402AC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A402AC is a magenta with RGB values 164, 2, 172 and HSL 297°, 98%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

#A402AC#A402AC
HEX#A402AC
RGBrgb(164, 2, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0078, 0.6745
RGB percentages64.3%, 0.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(297.2, 97.7%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 98.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK4.7%, 98.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,748,588
CSS custom property--colour: #A402AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#5BFD53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A63A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A83264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 19.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AAC02
Analogous#4F02AC, #AC025F
Triadic#ACA402, #02ACA4
Split complementary#5FAC02, #02AC4F
Tetradic#AC4F02, #0AAC02, #025FAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F77DFD
Lighter +30%#F44AFD
Lighter +20%#F218FC
Lighter +10%#D403DE
Darker −10%#74017A
Darker −20%#440147
Darker −30%#140015
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A600AE
Less saturated −25%#901896

Channel breakdown

R164
G2
B172
Red164 (64.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue297.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 02 · B AC

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