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Recognised as Colour

#A40B89

  • #A40B89
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A40B89 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 11, 137 and HSL 311°, 87%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A40B89#A40B89
HEX#A40B89
RGBrgb(164, 11, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0431, 0.5373
RGB percentages64.3%, 4.3%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(310.6, 87.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 93.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 93.3%, 16.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,750,857
CSS custom property--colour: #A40B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#5BF476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#174B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#516086no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE1B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.3Purple · ΔE 12.7Medium violet red · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BA426
Analogous#730BA4, #A40B3C
Triadic#89A40B, #0B89A4
Split complementary#3CA40B, #0BA473
Tetradic#A4730B, #0BA426, #0B3CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F784E3
Lighter +30%#F454D7
Lighter +20%#F025CC
Lighter +10%#D40EB1
Darker −10%#740861
Darker −20%#440539
Darker −30%#150111
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AF0090
Less saturated −25%#8E217B

Channel breakdown

R164
G11
B137
Red164 (64.3%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue310.59°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 0B · B 89

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