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Recognised as Colour

#A4286E

  • #A4286E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4286E is a magenta with RGB values 164, 40, 110 and HSL 326°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A4286E#A4286E
HEX#A4286E
RGBrgb(164, 40, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1569, 0.4314
RGB percentages64.3%, 15.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(326.1, 60.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 75.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.6%, 32.9%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,254
CSS custom property--colour: #A4286E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#5BD791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4D70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#61636Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#B01F47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4Purple · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29.6Orchid · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28A45E
Analogous#9C28A4, #A42830
Triadic#6EA428, #286EA4
Split complementary#30A428, #28A49C
Tetradic#A49C28, #28A45E, #2830A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBADD0
Lighter +30%#E184B9
Lighter +20%#D75BA1
Lighter +10%#CD328A
Darker −10%#7B1E52
Darker −20%#521437
Darker −30%#290A1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE0F71
Less saturated −25%#8B426B

Channel breakdown

R164
G40
B110
Red164 (64.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue326.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 28 · B 6E

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