Colour

#A440AF

#A440AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A440AF is a magenta with RGB values 164, 64, 175 and HSL 294°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A440AF#A440AF

HEX#A440AF

RGBrgb(164, 64, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.251, 0.6863

RGB percentages64.3%, 25.1%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(294.1, 46.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 63.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK6.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,764,463

CSS custom property--colour: #A440AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#5BBF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A63B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#516FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A75172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.1 Purple · ΔE 16 Orchid · ΔE 18.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BAF40

Analogous#6D40AF, #AF4082

Triadic#AFA440, #40AFA4

Split complementary#83AF40, #40AF6D

Tetradic#AF6D40, #4BAF40, #4083AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EACEED

Lighter +30%#DAA9DF

Lighter +20%#CA83D2

Lighter +10%#BA5EC4

Darker −10%#81328A

Darker −20%#5E2564

Darker −30%#3B173F

Darker −40%#18091A

More saturated +25%#BC22CD

Less saturated −25%#8C5E91

Channel breakdown

R164

G64

B175

Red164 (64.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue294.05°

Saturation (HSL)46.44%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 40 · B AF

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