Colour

#A8228F

#A8228F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A8228F is a magenta with RGB values 168, 34, 143 and HSL 311°, 66%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#A8228F

RGBrgb(168, 34, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1333, 0.5608

RGB percentages65.9%, 13.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(311.2, 66.3%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 79.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 79.8%, 14.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,018,895

CSS custom property--colour: #A8228F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#57DD70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#275292no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#57668Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B12C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7 Purple · ΔE 13.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22A83B

Analogous#7E22A8, #A8224C

Triadic#8FA822, #228FA8

Split complementary#4CA822, #22A87E

Tetradic#A87E22, #22A83B, #224CA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDA9E1

Lighter +30%#E57ED2

Lighter +20%#DC54C3

Lighter +10%#D22BB3

Darker −10%#7E196B

Darker −20%#531147

Darker −30%#290823

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C1099F

Less saturated −25%#8F3B7F

Channel breakdown

R168

G34

B143

Red168 (65.9%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue311.19°

Saturation (HSL)66.34%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 22 · B 8F

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