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Recognised as Colour

#A4448C

  • #A4448C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A4448C is a magenta with RGB values 164, 68, 140 and HSL 315°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A4448C#A4448C
HEX#A4448C
RGBrgb(164, 68, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2667, 0.549
RGB percentages64.3%, 26.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(315, 41.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 58.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.5%, 14.6%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,765,452
CSS custom property--colour: #A4448C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#5BBB73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#646E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4762no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4Purple · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44A45C
Analogous#8C44A4, #A4445C
Triadic#8CA444, #448CA4
Split complementary#5CA444, #44A48C
Tetradic#A48C44, #44A45C, #445CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CBE2
Lighter +30%#DAA7CD
Lighter +20%#CB83B9
Lighter +10%#BC5FA5
Darker −10%#80356D
Darker −20%#5C264E
Darker −30%#381730
Darker −40%#140811
More saturated +25%#C1279B
Less saturated −25%#87617E

Channel breakdown

R164
G68
B140
Red164 (64.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)41.38%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 44 · B 8C

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