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Recognised as Colour

#A8226D

  • #A8226D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A8226D is a magenta with RGB values 168, 34, 109 and HSL 326°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A8226D#A8226D
HEX#A8226D
RGBrgb(168, 34, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1333, 0.4275
RGB percentages65.9%, 13.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(326.4, 66.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.4, 79.8%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 79.8%, 35.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,018,861
CSS custom property--colour: #A8226D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#57DD92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#62646Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B51445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.9Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Hot pink · ΔE 27.3Purple · ΔE 28.2Dark magenta · ΔE 29.9Deep pink · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22A85D
Analogous#A022A8, #A8222A
Triadic#6DA822, #226DA8
Split complementary#2AA822, #22A8A0
Tetradic#A8A022, #22A85D, #222AA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDA9CF
Lighter +30%#E57EB8
Lighter +20%#DC54A0
Lighter +10%#D22B89
Darker −10%#7E1951
Darker −20%#531136
Darker −30%#29081A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C10970
Less saturated −25%#8F3B6A

Channel breakdown

R168
G34
B109
Red168 (65.9%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue326.42°
Saturation (HSL)66.34%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 22 · B 6D

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