Colour

#A42BAA

#A42BAA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A42BAA is a magenta with RGB values 164, 43, 170 and HSL 297°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A42BAA#A42BAA

HEX#A42BAA

RGBrgb(164, 43, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1686, 0.6667

RGB percentages64.3%, 16.9%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(297.2, 59.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 74.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK3.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,759,082

CSS custom property--colour: #A42BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#5BD455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4868A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A84169no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Purple · ΔE 14.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31AA2B

Analogous#642BAA, #AA2B71

Triadic#AAA42B, #2BAAA4

Split complementary#70AA2B, #2BAA65

Tetradic#AA652B, #31AA2B, #2B71AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAB5EC

Lighter +30%#DE8CE2

Lighter +20%#D263D8

Lighter +10%#C63BCD

Darker −10%#7D2181

Darker −20%#551659

Darker −30%#2E0C30

Darker −40%#070207

More saturated +25%#BC10C5

Less saturated −25%#8C468F

Channel breakdown

R164

G43

B170

Red164 (64.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue297.17°

Saturation (HSL)59.62%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 2B · B AA

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Colour values

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