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Recognised as Colour

#A40F88

  • #A40F88
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A40F88 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 15, 136 and HSL 311°, 83%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A40F88#A40F88
HEX#A40F88
RGBrgb(164, 15, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0588, 0.5333
RGB percentages64.3%, 5.9%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(311.3, 83.2%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.3, 90.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 90.9%, 17.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,751,880
CSS custom property--colour: #A40F88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#5BF077

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B4B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Deuteranopia#526185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AE1C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12Purple · ΔE 13Medium violet red · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 27.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0FA42B
Analogous#760FA4, #A40F3D
Triadic#88A40F, #0F88A4
Split complementary#3EA40F, #0FA475
Tetradic#A4750F, #0FA42B, #0F3EA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F48BE0
Lighter +30%#F05CD4
Lighter +20%#EC2DC8
Lighter +10%#D313AF
Darker −10%#750B61
Darker −20%#47063B
Darker −30%#180214
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B30091
Less saturated −25%#8E257A

Channel breakdown

R164
G15
B136
Red164 (64.3%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue311.28°
Saturation (HSL)83.24%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 0F · B 88

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