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Recognised as Colour

#A4377A

  • #A4377A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4377A is a magenta with RGB values 164, 55, 122 and HSL 323°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A4377A#A4377A
HEX#A4377A
RGBrgb(164, 55, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2157, 0.4784
RGB percentages64.3%, 21.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(323.1, 49.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 66.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 25.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,762,106
CSS custom property--colour: #A4377A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#5BC885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#43557Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#636877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AF3553no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8Pale violetred · ΔE 25Purple · ΔE 26Hot pink · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37A461
Analogous#9837A4, #A43744
Triadic#7AA437, #377AA4
Split complementary#44A437, #37A497
Tetradic#A49737, #37A461, #3744A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9BED8
Lighter +30%#DC98C2
Lighter +20%#D071AB
Lighter +10%#C34B95
Darker −10%#7E2A5E
Darker −20%#581D41
Darker −30%#311125
Darker −40%#0B0408
More saturated +25%#BF1C80
Less saturated −25%#895274

Channel breakdown

R164
G55
B122
Red164 (64.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue323.12°
Saturation (HSL)49.77%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 37 · B 7A

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