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Recognised as Colour

#A8006F

  • #A8006F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A8006F is a magenta with RGB values 168, 0, 111 and HSL 320°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A8006F#A8006F
HEX#A8006F
RGBrgb(168, 0, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0, 0.4353
RGB percentages65.9%, 0%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(320.4, 100%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.4, 100%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 33.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,010,159
CSS custom property--colour: #A8006F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#57FF90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C606Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B5003Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.3Purple · ΔE 24.2Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1Hot pink · ΔE 28.8Deep pink · ΔE 28.9Pale violetred · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00A839
Analogous#8D00A8, #A8001B
Triadic#6FA800, #006FA8
Split complementary#1BA800, #00A88D
Tetradic#A88D00, #00A839, #001BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF75D0
Lighter +30%#FF42BF
Lighter +20%#FF0FAE
Lighter +10%#DB0091
Darker −10%#75004D
Darker −20%#42002C
Darker −30%#0F000A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A8006F
Less saturated −25%#931568

Channel breakdown

R168
G0
B111
Red168 (65.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue320.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 00 · B 6F

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