Colour

#A4268B

#A4268B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#A4268B is a magenta with RGB values 164, 38, 139 and HSL 312°, 62%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A4268B

RGBrgb(164, 38, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.149, 0.5451

RGB percentages64.3%, 14.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(311.9, 62.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 76.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 15.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,757,771

CSS custom property--colour: #A4268B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#5BD974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B528Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#576588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AD2E56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 14 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26A43F

Analogous#7E26A4, #A4264C

Triadic#8BA426, #268BA4

Split complementary#4CA426, #26A47E

Tetradic#A47E26, #26A43F, #264CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBABDF

Lighter +30%#E281CF

Lighter +20%#D858BF

Lighter +10%#CD30AE

Darker −10%#7B1C68

Darker −20%#511345

Darker −30%#280922

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0D9A

Less saturated −25%#8B3F7C

Channel breakdown

R164

G38

B139

Red164 (64.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue311.9°

Saturation (HSL)62.38%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 26 · B 8B

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