Recognised as Colour

#A4377B

#A4377B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4377B is a magenta with RGB values 164, 55, 123 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

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HEX#A4377B

RGBrgb(164, 55, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2157, 0.4824

RGB percentages64.3%, 21.6%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(322.6, 49.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.6, 66.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 25%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,762,107

CSS custom property--colour: #A4377B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#5BC884

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43567Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#636878no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AF3554no 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 text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3 Purple · ΔE 25.6 Hot pink · ΔE 27.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.6 Orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37A460

Analogous#9737A4, #A43744

Triadic#7BA437, #377BA4

Split complementary#44A437, #37A497

Tetradic#A49737, #37A460, #3744A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9BED9

Lighter +30%#DC98C3

Lighter +20%#D071AC

Lighter +10%#C34B96

Darker −10%#7E2A5E

Darker −20%#581D42

Darker −30%#311125

Darker −40%#0B0408

More saturated +25%#BF1C82

Less saturated −25%#895274

Channel breakdown

R164

G55

B123

Red164 (64.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue322.57°

Saturation (HSL)49.77%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 37 · B 7B

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