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Recognised as Colour

#A6208B

  • #A6208B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A6208B is a magenta with RGB values 166, 32, 139 and HSL 312°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A6208B#A6208B
HEX#A6208B
RGBrgb(166, 32, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.1255, 0.5451
RGB percentages65.1%, 12.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(312.1, 67.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.1, 80.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK0%, 80.7%, 16.3%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,887,307
CSS custom property--colour: #A6208B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#59DF74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27508Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#566488no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B02855no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 13.8Medium violet red · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20A63B
Analogous#7E20A6, #A62048
Triadic#8BA620, #208BA6
Split complementary#48A620, #20A67E
Tetradic#A67E20, #20A63B, #2048A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEA4DF
Lighter +30%#E57AD0
Lighter +20%#DD4FC0
Lighter +10%#D128AF
Darker −10%#7B1867
Darker −20%#501043
Darker −30%#260720
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF079A
Less saturated −25%#8D397C

Channel breakdown

R166
G32
B139
Red166 (65.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue312.09°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A6 · G 20 · B 8B

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