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Recognised as Colour

#A5197F

  • #A5197F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A5197F is a magenta with RGB values 165, 25, 127 and HSL 316°, 74%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A5197F#A5197F
HEX#A5197F
RGBrgb(165, 25, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.098, 0.498
RGB percentages64.7%, 9.8%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(316.3, 73.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 84.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 84.8%, 23%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,819,967
CSS custom property--colour: #A5197F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#5AE680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4C81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#58627Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B01B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13Purple · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 28.3Hot pink · ΔE 29.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19A53F
Analogous#8519A5, #A51939
Triadic#7FA519, #197FA5
Split complementary#39A519, #19A585
Tetradic#A58519, #19A53F, #1939A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F09AD9
Lighter +30%#E96EC8
Lighter +20%#E242B7
Lighter +10%#D120A1
Darker −10%#79125D
Darker −20%#4C0C3B
Darker −30%#200519
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD018A
Less saturated −25%#8D3174

Channel breakdown

R165
G25
B127
Red165 (64.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue316.29°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 19 · B 7F

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