Colour

#A42062

#A42062
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A42062 is a red with RGB values 164, 32, 98 and HSL 330°, 67%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A42062

RGBrgb(164, 32, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1255, 0.3843

RGB percentages64.3%, 12.5%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(330, 67.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 80.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 80.5%, 40.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,756,194

CSS custom property--colour: #A42062;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#5BDF9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4964no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#62615Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B2083Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2 Hot pink · ΔE 29.5 Purple · ΔE 32.5 Deep pink · ΔE 33.4 Indian red · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20A462

Analogous#A420A4, #A42020

Triadic#62A420, #2062A4

Split complementary#20A420, #20A4A4

Tetradic#A4A420, #20A462, #2020A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDA3C8

Lighter +30%#E578AF

Lighter +20%#DC4E95

Lighter +10%#CF287C

Darker −10%#791849

Darker −20%#4F0F2F

Darker −30%#240716

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0862

Less saturated −25%#8C3962

Channel breakdown

R164

G32

B98

Red164 (64.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 20 · B 62

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