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Recognised as Colour

#A408A5

  • #A408A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A408A5 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 8, 165 and HSL 300°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A408A5#A408A5
HEX#A408A5
RGBrgb(164, 8, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0314, 0.6471
RGB percentages64.3%, 3.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(299.6, 90.8%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.6, 95.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK0.6%, 95.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,750,117
CSS custom property--colour: #A408A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#5BF75A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4162A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A92F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1Purple · ΔE 16.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Indigo · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09A508
Analogous#5508A5, #A50858
Triadic#A5A408, #08A5A4
Split complementary#58A508, #08A555
Tetradic#A55508, #09A508, #0858A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F880F9
Lighter +30%#F550F6
Lighter +20%#F31FF4
Lighter +10%#D40AD6
Darker −10%#740674
Darker −20%#430344
Darker −30%#130113
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00AD
Less saturated −25%#8F1E8F

Channel breakdown

R164
G8
B165
Red164 (64.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue299.62°
Saturation (HSL)90.75%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 08 · B A5

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