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Recognised as Colour

#A40E8E

  • #A40E8E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A40E8E is a magenta with RGB values 164, 14, 142 and HSL 309°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A40E8E#A40E8E
HEX#A40E8E
RGBrgb(164, 14, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0549, 0.5569
RGB percentages64.3%, 5.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(308.8, 84.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 91.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 91.5%, 13.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,751,630
CSS custom property--colour: #A40E8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#5BF171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#114C91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F618Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD2153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.7Purple · ΔE 11.9Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 27Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0EA424
Analogous#6F0EA4, #A40E43
Triadic#8EA40E, #0E8EA4
Split complementary#43A40E, #0EA46F
Tetradic#A46F0E, #0EA424, #0E43A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F589E5
Lighter +30%#F15ADB
Lighter +20%#ED2BD0
Lighter +10%#D312B7
Darker −10%#750A65
Darker −20%#46063D
Darker −30%#170214
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B20098
Less saturated −25%#8E247E

Channel breakdown

R164
G14
B142
Red164 (64.3%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue308.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 0E · B 8E

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