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Colour

#A42890

  • #A42890
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A42890 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 40, 144 and HSL 310°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A42890#A42890
HEX#A42890
RGBrgb(164, 40, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1569, 0.5647
RGB percentages64.3%, 15.7%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(309.7, 60.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 75.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.6%, 12.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,288
CSS custom property--colour: #A42890;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#5BD76F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295393no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#55658Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AC325Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.4Purple · ΔE 12.8Medium violet red · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Orchid · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28A43C
Analogous#7A28A4, #A42852
Triadic#90A428, #2890A4
Split complementary#52A428, #28A47A
Tetradic#A47A28, #28A43C, #2852A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBADE1
Lighter +30%#E184D2
Lighter +20%#D75BC3
Lighter +10%#CD32B4
Darker −10%#7B1E6C
Darker −20%#521448
Darker −30%#290A24
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE0FA1
Less saturated −25%#8B427F

Channel breakdown

R164
G40
B144
Red164 (64.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue309.68°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 28 · B 90

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