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Recognised as Colour

#A4168C

  • #A4168C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A4168C is a magenta with RGB values 164, 22, 140 and HSL 310°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A4168C#A4168C
HEX#A4168C
RGBrgb(164, 22, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0863, 0.549
RGB percentages64.3%, 8.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(310.1, 76.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 86.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 86.6%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,753,676
CSS custom property--colour: #A4168C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#5BE973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B4D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#526289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AD2353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.9Purple · ΔE 12.2Medium violet red · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#16A42E
Analogous#7516A4, #A41645
Triadic#8CA416, #168CA4
Split complementary#45A416, #16A475
Tetradic#A47516, #16A42E, #1645A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F195E1
Lighter +30%#EB68D5
Lighter +20%#E53BC8
Lighter +10%#D11CB2
Darker −10%#771066
Darker −20%#4A0A3F
Darker −30%#1D0419
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BA009B
Less saturated −25%#8D2D7D

Channel breakdown

R164
G22
B140
Red164 (64.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue310.14°
Saturation (HSL)76.34%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 16 · B 8C

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