Colour

#A40579

#A40579
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A40579 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 5, 121 and HSL 316°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A40579

RGBrgb(164, 5, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0196, 0.4745

RGB percentages64.3%, 2%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(316.2, 94.1%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.2, 97%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 97%, 26.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,749,305

CSS custom property--colour: #A40579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#5BFA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26477Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#565F76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B00246no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.9 Purple · ΔE 18 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Hot pink · ΔE 30.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#05A430

Analogous#8005A4, #A40529

Triadic#79A405, #0579A4

Split complementary#29A405, #05A480

Tetradic#A48005, #05A430, #0529A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FB7AD8

Lighter +30%#F949CA

Lighter +20%#F817BB

Lighter +10%#D5079E

Darker −10%#730354

Darker −20%#410230

Darker −30%#10000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A9007B

Less saturated −25%#8F1A6F

Channel breakdown

R164

B121

Red164 (64.3%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue316.23°

Saturation (HSL)94.08%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 05 · B 79

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