Colour
#A40462
- #A40462
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#A40462 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 4, 98 and HSL 325°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#A40462#A40462
HEX#A40462
RGBrgb(164, 4, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0157, 0.3843
RGB percentages64.3%, 1.6%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(324.8, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.8, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 40.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,026
CSS custom property--colour: #A40462;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#5BFB9D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04A446
Analogous#9604A4, #A40412
Triadic#62A404, #0462A4
Split complementary#12A404, #04A496
Tetradic#A49604, #04A446, #0412A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G4
B98
Red164 (64.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue324.75°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 04 · B 62
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