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Recognised as Colour

#A4048C

  • #A4048C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A4048C is a magenta with RGB values 164, 4, 140 and HSL 309°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A4048C#A4048C
HEX#A4048C
RGBrgb(164, 4, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0157, 0.549
RGB percentages64.3%, 1.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(309, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,068
CSS custom property--colour: #A4048C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#5BFB73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D4B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD1B51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.1Purple · ΔE 12.3Medium violet red · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04A41C
Analogous#6C04A4, #A4043C
Triadic#8CA404, #048CA4
Split complementary#3CA404, #04A46C
Tetradic#A46C04, #04A41C, #043CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC78E8
Lighter +30%#FB47DF
Lighter +20%#F915D7
Lighter +10%#D605B6
Darker −10%#720361
Darker −20%#400237
Darker −30%#0F000D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A8008F
Less saturated −25%#8F197D

Channel breakdown

R164
G4
B140
Red164 (64.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 04 · B 8C

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