Colour

#A72CBA

#A72CBA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A72CBA is a magenta with RGB values 167, 44, 186 and HSL 292°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A72CBA

RGBrgb(167, 44, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.1725, 0.7294

RGB percentages65.5%, 17.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(292, 61.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292, 76.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK10.2%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,955,962

CSS custom property--colour: #A72CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#58D345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#406BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A94872no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6 Purple · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FBA2C

Analogous#602CBA, #BA2C86

Triadic#BAA72C, #2CBAA7

Split complementary#86BA2C, #2CBA60

Tetradic#BA602C, #3FBA2C, #2C86BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAC2F0

Lighter +30%#DC98E7

Lighter +20%#CE6FDD

Lighter +10%#C046D3

Darker −10%#822291

Darker −20%#5D1868

Darker −30%#380F3E

Darker −40%#130515

More saturated +25%#BC0FD7

Less saturated −25%#92499D

Channel breakdown

R167

G44

B186

Red167 (65.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue291.97°

Saturation (HSL)61.74%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 2C · B BA

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