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Recognised as Colour

#A6038E

  • #A6038E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A6038E is a magenta with RGB values 166, 3, 142 and HSL 309°, 96%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A6038E#A6038E
HEX#A6038E
RGBrgb(166, 3, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.0118, 0.5569
RGB percentages65.1%, 1.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(308.8, 96.4%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 98.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.2%, 14.5%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,879,886
CSS custom property--colour: #A6038E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#59FC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C4B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F618Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AF1B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.3Purple · ΔE 12.9Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 27.7Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03A61B
Analogous#6C03A6, #A6033C
Triadic#8EA603, #038EA6
Split complementary#3DA603, #03A66C
Tetradic#A66C03, #03A61B, #033CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD78E9
Lighter +30%#FC46E1
Lighter +20%#FB14D9
Lighter +10%#D804B9
Darker −10%#740263
Darker −20%#420138
Darker −30%#10000D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A90090
Less saturated −25%#91187F

Channel breakdown

R166
G3
B142
Red166 (65.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue308.83°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 03 · B 8E

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