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Recognised as Colour

#A4055C

  • #A4055C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4055C is a magenta with RGB values 164, 5, 92 and HSL 327°, 94%, 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

#A4055C#A4055C
HEX#A4055C
RGBrgb(164, 5, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0196, 0.3608
RGB percentages64.3%, 2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(327.2, 94.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.2, 97%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 97%, 43.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,276
CSS custom property--colour: #A4055C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#5BFAA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35425Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B20035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8Hot pink · ΔE 30.8Deep pink · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 33.1Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05A44D
Analogous#9C05A4, #A4050D
Triadic#5CA405, #055CA4
Split complementary#0CA405, #05A49C
Tetradic#A49D05, #05A44D, #050DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB7AC1
Lighter +30%#F949A9
Lighter +20%#F81792
Lighter +10%#D50778
Darker −10%#730340
Darker −20%#410224
Darker −30%#100009
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A9005C
Less saturated −25%#8F1A5A

Channel breakdown

R164
G5
B92
Red164 (64.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue327.17°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 05 · B 5C

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