Recognised as Colour

#A8086B

#A8086B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A8086B is a magenta with RGB values 168, 8, 107 and HSL 323°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A8086B#A8086B

HEX#A8086B

RGBrgb(168, 8, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0314, 0.4196

RGB percentages65.9%, 3.1%, 42%

HSLhsl(322.9, 90.9%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 95.2%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 36.3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,012,203

CSS custom property--colour: #A8086B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#57F794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32466Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6168no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B6003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.7 Purple · ΔE 26.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8 Hot pink · ΔE 28.5 Deep pink · ΔE 29.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08A845

Analogous#9508A8, #A8081B

Triadic#6BA808, #086BA8

Split complementary#1BA808, #08A895

Tetradic#A89508, #08A845, #081BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F983CC

Lighter +30%#F752B8

Lighter +20%#F422A4

Lighter +10%#D90A8A

Darker −10%#77064C

Darker −20%#47032D

Darker −30%#16010E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B0006D

Less saturated −25%#921E66

Channel breakdown

R168

B107

Red168 (65.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue322.88°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 08 · B 6B

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Colour values

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