Recognised as Colour

#A42B90

#A42B90
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A42B90 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 43, 144 and HSL 310°, 58%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A42B90#A42B90

HEX#A42B90

RGBrgb(164, 43, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1686, 0.5647

RGB percentages64.3%, 16.9%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(309.9, 58.5%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.9, 73.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 12.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,759,056

CSS custom property--colour: #A42B90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#5BD46F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C5493no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#56668Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AC345Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.2 Purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BA43F

Analogous#7C2BA4, #A42B53

Triadic#90A42B, #2B90A4

Split complementary#53A42B, #2BA47C

Tetradic#A47C2B, #2BA43F, #2B53A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAB1E1

Lighter +30%#E088D1

Lighter +20%#D560C2

Lighter +10%#CB37B2

Darker −10%#7C206D

Darker −20%#531649

Darker −30%#2B0B26

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#BE11A1

Less saturated −25%#8A457F

Channel breakdown

R164

G43

B144

Red164 (64.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue309.92°

Saturation (HSL)58.45%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 2B · B 90

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