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Recognised as Colour

#A42879

  • #A42879
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A42879 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 40, 121 and HSL 321°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A42879#A42879
HEX#A42879
RGBrgb(164, 40, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1569, 0.4745
RGB percentages64.3%, 15.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(320.8, 60.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.8, 75.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.6%, 26.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,265
CSS custom property--colour: #A42879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#5BD786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#384F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AF254Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 29.5Pale violetred · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28A453
Analogous#9128A4, #A4283B
Triadic#79A428, #2879A4
Split complementary#3BA428, #28A491
Tetradic#A49128, #28A453, #283BA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBADD6
Lighter +30%#E184C1
Lighter +20%#D75BAC
Lighter +10%#CD3297
Darker −10%#7B1E5B
Darker −20%#52143D
Darker −30%#290A1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE0F81
Less saturated −25%#8B4271

Channel breakdown

R164
G40
B121
Red164 (64.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue320.81°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 28 · B 79

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