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Recognised as Colour

#A603AD

  • #A603AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A603AD is a magenta with RGB values 166, 3, 173 and HSL 298°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A603AD#A603AD
HEX#A603AD
RGBrgb(166, 3, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.0118, 0.6784
RGB percentages65.1%, 1.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(297.5, 96.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.5, 98.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK4%, 98.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,879,917
CSS custom property--colour: #A603AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11189WCAG 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 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#59FC52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C64AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA3365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AAD03
Analogous#5103AD, #AD035F
Triadic#ADA603, #03ADA6
Split complementary#5FAD03, #03AD51
Tetradic#AD5103, #0AAD03, #035FAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F87FFD
Lighter +30%#F54DFC
Lighter +20%#F21BFB
Lighter +10%#D604DF
Darker −10%#76027B
Darker −20%#460149
Darker −30%#160017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A900B0
Less saturated −25%#921997

Channel breakdown

R166
G3
B173
Red166 (65.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue297.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 03 · B AD

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