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Recognised as Colour

#A42E8F

  • #A42E8F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#A42E8F is a magenta with RGB values 164, 46, 143 and HSL 311°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A42E8F#A42E8F
HEX#A42E8F
RGBrgb(164, 46, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1804, 0.5608
RGB percentages64.3%, 18%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(310.7, 56.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 72%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 72%, 12.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,759,823
CSS custom property--colour: #A42E8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#5BD170

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#305592no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#58678Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AC365Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 14.2Dark magenta · ΔE 14.6Medium violet red · ΔE 18.5Orchid · ΔE 23Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EA443
Analogous#7E2EA4, #A42E54
Triadic#8FA42E, #2E8FA4
Split complementary#54A42E, #2EA47E
Tetradic#A47E2E, #2EA443, #2E54A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAB4E0
Lighter +30%#DF8CD0
Lighter +20%#D464C0
Lighter +10%#C83DB0
Darker −10%#7C236C
Darker −20%#54184A
Darker −30%#2D0C27
Darker −40%#050104
More saturated +25%#BE14A0
Less saturated −25%#8A487E

Channel breakdown

R164
G46
B143
Red164 (64.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue310.68°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 2E · B 8F

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