Colour

#A40E61

#A40E61
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A40E61 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 14, 97 and HSL 327°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A40E61#A40E61

HEX#A40E61

RGBrgb(164, 14, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0549, 0.3804

RGB percentages64.3%, 5.5%, 38%

HSLhsl(326.8, 84.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 91.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 91.5%, 40.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,751,585

CSS custom property--colour: #A40E61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#5BF19E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364463no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5E5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B20039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4 Hot pink · ΔE 29.9 Purple · ΔE 30.8 Deep pink · ΔE 31.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EA451

Analogous#9C0EA4, #A40E16

Triadic#61A40E, #0E61A4

Split complementary#16A40E, #0EA49C

Tetradic#A49C0E, #0EA451, #0E16A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F589C5

Lighter +30%#F15AAE

Lighter +20%#ED2B96

Lighter +10%#D3127D

Darker −10%#750A45

Darker −20%#460629

Darker −30%#17020E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B20062

Less saturated −25%#8E245F

Channel breakdown

R164

G14

B97

Red164 (64.3%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue326.8°

Saturation (HSL)84.27%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 0E · B 61

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