Recognised as Colour

#A43794

#A43794
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#A43794 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 55, 148 and HSL 309°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#A43794#A43794

HEX#A43794

RGBrgb(164, 55, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2157, 0.5804

RGB percentages64.3%, 21.6%, 58%

HSLhsl(308.8, 49.8%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 66.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 9.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,762,132

CSS custom property--colour: #A43794;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#5BC86B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#355A97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6A91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AC3F60no 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 text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37A447

Analogous#7E37A4, #A4375D

Triadic#94A437, #3794A4

Split complementary#5DA437, #37A47E

Tetradic#A47E37, #37A447, #375DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9BEE3

Lighter +30%#DC98D2

Lighter +20%#D071C2

Lighter +10%#C34BB1

Darker −10%#7E2A72

Darker −20%#581D4F

Darker −30%#31112D

Darker −40%#0B040A

More saturated +25%#BF1CA7

Less saturated −25%#895281

Channel breakdown

R164

G55

B148

Red164 (64.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue308.81°

Saturation (HSL)49.77%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A4 · G 37 · B 94

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