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Recognised as Colour

#A40499

  • #A40499
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A40499 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 4, 153 and HSL 304°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A40499#A40499
HEX#A40499
RGBrgb(164, 4, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0157, 0.6
RGB percentages64.3%, 1.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(304.1, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 6.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,081
CSS custom property--colour: #A40499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#5BFB66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004D9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#486196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB2659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.3Purple · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04A40F
Analogous#5F04A4, #A40449
Triadic#99A404, #0499A4
Split complementary#49A404, #04A45F
Tetradic#A45F04, #04A40F, #0449A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC78F3
Lighter +30%#FB47EE
Lighter +20%#F915EA
Lighter +10%#D605C7
Darker −10%#72036B
Darker −20%#40023C
Darker −30%#0F000E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A8009C
Less saturated −25%#8F1987

Channel breakdown

R164
G4
B153
Red164 (64.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue304.13°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 04 · B 99

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