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Recognised as Colour

#A44A8D

  • #A44A8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A44A8D is a magenta with RGB values 164, 74, 141 and HSL 315°, 38%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

#A44A8D#A44A8D
HEX#A44A8D
RGBrgb(164, 74, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2902, 0.5529
RGB percentages64.3%, 29%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(315.3, 37.8%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 54.9%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 14%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,766,989
CSS custom property--colour: #A44A8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#5BB572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D628Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#67708Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AC4D65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 24.8Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8Purple · ΔE 26.3Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Hot pink · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 24.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AA461
Analogous#8E4AA4, #A44A60
Triadic#8DA44A, #4A8DA4
Split complementary#60A44A, #4AA48E
Tetradic#A48E4A, #4AA461, #4A60A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD0E3
Lighter +30%#DAADCF
Lighter +20%#CA8ABA
Lighter +10%#BA67A5
Darker −10%#813A6F
Darker −20%#5E2A51
Darker −30%#3B1A32
Darker −40%#170B14
More saturated +25%#C22C9C
Less saturated −25%#86687E

Channel breakdown

R164
G74
B141
Red164 (64.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue315.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 4A · B 8D

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