Recognised as Colour

#A512BC

#A512BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A512BC is a magenta with RGB values 165, 18, 188 and HSL 292°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A512BC

RGBrgb(165, 18, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.0706, 0.7373

RGB percentages64.7%, 7.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(291.9, 82.5%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 90.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK12.2%, 90.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,818,236

CSS custom property--colour: #A512BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#5AED43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F66B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A63F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7 Dark violet · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.9 Purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29BC12

Analogous#5012BC, #BC127E

Triadic#BCA512, #12BCA5

Split complementary#7EBC12, #12BC50

Tetradic#BC5012, #29BC12, #127EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA4F6

Lighter +30%#E175F2

Lighter +20%#D747ED

Lighter +10%#CD18E9

Darker −10%#7C0E8D

Darker −20%#53095F

Darker −30%#2A0530

Darker −40%#020002

More saturated +25%#B200CE

Less saturated −25%#922CA2

Channel breakdown

R165

G18

B188

Red165 (64.7%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue291.88°

Saturation (HSL)82.52%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 12 · B BC

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