Recognised as Colour

#A62A64

#A62A64
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A62A64 is a red with RGB values 166, 42, 100 and HSL 332°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A62A64

RGBrgb(166, 42, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.1647, 0.3922

RGB percentages65.1%, 16.5%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(331.9, 59.6%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.9, 74.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 39.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,889,828

CSS custom property--colour: #A62A64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#59D59B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434D65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#656461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#B41A43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7 Hot pink · ΔE 29 Indian red · ΔE 31.2 Purple · ΔE 34.2 Deep pink · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2AA66C

Analogous#A62AA2, #A62E2A

Triadic#64A62A, #2A64A6

Split complementary#2AA62E, #2AA2A6

Tetradic#A2A62A, #2AA66C, #2E2AA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBB1CC

Lighter +30%#E188B2

Lighter +20%#D75F97

Lighter +10%#CC377D

Darker −10%#7D204B

Darker −20%#551533

Darker −30%#2C0B1A

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#C01062

Less saturated −25%#8C4466

Channel breakdown

R166

G42

B100

Red166 (65.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue331.94°

Saturation (HSL)59.62%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A6 · G 2A · B 64

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