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Recognised as Colour

#A51EA2

  • #A51EA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A51EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 30, 162 and HSL 301°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A51EA2#A51EA2
HEX#A51EA2
RGBrgb(165, 30, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.1176, 0.6353
RGB percentages64.7%, 11.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(301.3, 69.2%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 81.8%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 1.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,821,282
CSS custom property--colour: #A51EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5AE15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#49659Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AB3561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.6Purple · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1EA521
Analogous#651EA5, #A51E5E
Triadic#A2A51E, #1EA2A5
Split complementary#5EA51E, #1EA565
Tetradic#A5651E, #1EA521, #1E5EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEA1EC
Lighter +30%#E676E4
Lighter +20%#DE4BDB
Lighter +10%#D026CC
Darker −10%#7A1678
Darker −20%#4F0E4D
Darker −30%#240623
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BD06B9
Less saturated −25%#8D368B

Channel breakdown

R165
G30
B162
Red165 (64.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue301.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 1E · B A2

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