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Recognised as Colour

#A7159E

  • #A7159E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A7159E is a magenta with RGB values 167, 21, 158 and HSL 304°, 78%, 37%. 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

#A7159E#A7159E
HEX#A7159E
RGBrgb(167, 21, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.0824, 0.6196
RGB percentages65.5%, 8.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(303.7, 77.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 87.4%, 65.5%)
CMYK0%, 87.4%, 5.4%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,950,046
CSS custom property--colour: #A7159E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#58EA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B659Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AE2E5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 8.9Purple · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15A71E
Analogous#6715A7, #A71555
Triadic#9EA715, #159EA7
Split complementary#55A715, #15A767
Tetradic#A76715, #15A71E, #1555A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F296EC
Lighter +30%#EC69E4
Lighter +20%#E63CDC
Lighter +10%#D41BC9
Darker −10%#7A0F73
Darker −20%#4C0A48
Darker −30%#1F041D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00B0
Less saturated −25%#902D89

Channel breakdown

R167
G21
B158
Red167 (65.5%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue303.7°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A7 · G 15 · B 9E

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