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Recognised as Colour

#A606BC

  • #A606BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A606BC is a magenta with RGB values 166, 6, 188 and HSL 293°, 94%, 38%. 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

#A606BC#A606BC
HEX#A606BC
RGBrgb(166, 6, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.0235, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.1%, 2.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(292.7, 93.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 96.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK11.7%, 96.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,880,700
CSS custom property--colour: #A606BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#59F943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E66B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A73D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1CBC06
Analogous#4B06BC, #BC0677
Triadic#BCA606, #06BCA6
Split complementary#77BC06, #06BC4B
Tetradic#BC4B06, #1CBC06, #0677BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF92FC
Lighter +30%#E761FA
Lighter +20%#E030F8
Lighter +10%#D208ED
Darker −10%#7A048B
Darker −20%#4F0359
Darker −30%#230128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB00C2
Less saturated −25%#941EA4

Channel breakdown

R166
G6
B188
Red166 (65.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue292.75°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 06 · B BC

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