Colour

#A436A3

#A436A3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A436A3 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 54, 163 and HSL 301°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#A436A3

RGBrgb(164, 54, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2118, 0.6392

RGB percentages64.3%, 21.2%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(300.5, 50.5%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.5, 67.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 67.1%, 0.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,761,891

CSS custom property--colour: #A436A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#5BC95C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#275CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#526BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A94568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.5 Purple · ΔE 13.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36A437

Analogous#6E36A4, #A4366C

Triadic#A3A436, #36A3A4

Split complementary#6CA436, #36A46E

Tetradic#A46E36, #36A437, #366CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9BDE9

Lighter +30%#DD96DC

Lighter +20%#D070CF

Lighter +10%#C34AC2

Darker −10%#7E297D

Darker −20%#571D57

Darker −30%#311031

Darker −40%#0B030A

More saturated +25%#BF1BBE

Less saturated −25%#895188

Channel breakdown

R164

G54

B163

Red164 (64.3%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue300.55°

Saturation (HSL)50.46%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 36 · B A3

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