Colour

#A420BA

#A420BA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A420BA is a magenta with RGB values 164, 32, 186 and HSL 291°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A420BA

RGBrgb(164, 32, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1255, 0.7294

RGB percentages64.3%, 12.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(291.4, 70.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 82.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK11.8%, 82.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,756,282

CSS custom property--colour: #A420BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#5BDF45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3667B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A54370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.4 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Purple · ΔE 22.1 Blue violet · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36BA20

Analogous#5720BA, #BA2083

Triadic#BAA420, #20BAA4

Split complementary#83BA20, #20BA57

Tetradic#BA5720, #36BA20, #2083BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9B4F2

Lighter +30%#DD88EB

Lighter +20%#D05DE3

Lighter +10%#C331DC

Darker −10%#7E198E

Darker −20%#571163

Darker −30%#310A37

Darker −40%#0B020C

More saturated +25%#B705D5

Less saturated −25%#913B9F

Channel breakdown

R164

G32

B186

Red164 (64.3%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue291.43°

Saturation (HSL)70.64%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 20 · B BA

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