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Recognised as Colour

#A42978

  • #A42978
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A42978 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 41, 120 and HSL 321°, 60%, 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

#A42978#A42978
HEX#A42978
RGBrgb(164, 41, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1608, 0.4706
RGB percentages64.3%, 16.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(321.5, 60%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 75%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 75%, 26.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,520
CSS custom property--colour: #A42978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#5BD687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AF264Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 22.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4Hot pink · ΔE 27.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A455
Analogous#9329A4, #A4293A
Triadic#78A429, #2978A4
Split complementary#3AA429, #29A493
Tetradic#A49329, #29A455, #293AA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBAED5
Lighter +30%#E185C0
Lighter +20%#D65DAB
Lighter +10%#CC3496
Darker −10%#7B1F5A
Darker −20%#52153C
Darker −30%#2A0A1E
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#BE0F7F
Less saturated −25%#8A4371

Channel breakdown

R164
G41
B120
Red164 (64.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue321.46°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 29 · B 78

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