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Recognised as Colour

#A40470

  • #A40470
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A40470 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 4, 112 and HSL 320°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A40470#A40470
HEX#A40470
RGBrgb(164, 4, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0157, 0.4392
RGB percentages64.3%, 1.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(319.5, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 31.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,040
CSS custom property--colour: #A40470;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#5BFB8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#595E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B10040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.5Purple · ΔE 22.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Deep pink · ΔE 30.6Orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04A438
Analogous#8804A4, #A40420
Triadic#70A404, #0470A4
Split complementary#20A404, #04A488
Tetradic#A48804, #04A438, #0420A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC78D1
Lighter +30%#FB47C0
Lighter +20%#F915AF
Lighter +10%#D60592
Darker −10%#72034E
Darker −20%#40022C
Darker −30%#0F000A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A80071
Less saturated −25%#8F1969

Channel breakdown

R164
G4
B112
Red164 (64.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue319.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 04 · B 70

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