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Recognised as Colour

#A444AA

  • #A444AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A444AA is a magenta with RGB values 164, 68, 170 and HSL 296°, 43%, 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

#A444AA#A444AA
HEX#A444AA
RGBrgb(164, 68, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2667, 0.6667
RGB percentages64.3%, 26.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(296.5, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.5, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK3.5%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,765,482
CSS custom property--colour: #A444AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#5BBB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3564ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5770A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A85271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9Purple · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AAA44
Analogous#7144AA, #AA447D
Triadic#AAA444, #44AAA4
Split complementary#7DAA44, #44AA71
Tetradic#AA7144, #4AAA44, #447DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EACEEC
Lighter +30%#DAAADD
Lighter +20%#CA86CE
Lighter +10%#BA61C0
Darker −10%#813586
Darker −20%#5E2761
Darker −30%#3B183D
Darker −40%#170A18
More saturated +25%#BE26C8
Less saturated −25%#8A628C

Channel breakdown

R164
G68
B170
Red164 (64.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue296.47°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 44 · B AA

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