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Recognised as Colour

#A8186C

  • #A8186C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A8186C is a magenta with RGB values 168, 24, 108 and HSL 325°, 75%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A8186C#A8186C
HEX#A8186C
RGBrgb(168, 24, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0941, 0.4235
RGB percentages65.9%, 9.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(325, 75%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325, 85.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 85.7%, 35.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,016,300
CSS custom property--colour: #A8186C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#57E793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37496Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#606269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B50042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.2Purple · ΔE 27.3Hot pink · ΔE 27.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Deep pink · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18A854
Analogous#9C18A8, #A81824
Triadic#6CA818, #186CA8
Split complementary#24A818, #18A89C
Tetradic#A89C18, #18A854, #1824A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F19BCD
Lighter +30%#EA6FB7
Lighter +20%#E442A0
Lighter +10%#D51E89
Darker −10%#7B124F
Darker −20%#4F0B33
Darker −30%#220516
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C00070
Less saturated −25%#903068

Channel breakdown

R168
G24
B108
Red168 (65.9%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue325°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 18 · B 6C

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