Colour

#A840AE

#A840AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A840AE is a magenta with RGB values 168, 64, 174 and HSL 297°, 46%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A840AE#A840AE

HEX#A840AE

RGBrgb(168, 64, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.251, 0.6824

RGB percentages65.9%, 25.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(296.7, 46.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.7, 63.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK3.4%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,026,606

CSS custom property--colour: #A840AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#57BF51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E64B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5571ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AC5071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.2 Purple · ΔE 16.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46AE40

Analogous#7140AE, #AE407D

Triadic#AEA840, #40AEA8

Split complementary#7DAE40, #40AE71

Tetradic#AE7140, #46AE40, #407DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCDED

Lighter +30%#DCA8DF

Lighter +20%#CD83D1

Lighter +10%#BE5DC4

Darker −10%#843289

Darker −20%#602563

Darker −30%#3C173E

Darker −40%#180919

More saturated +25%#C322CC

Less saturated −25%#8D5E90

Channel breakdown

R168

G64

B174

Red168 (65.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue296.73°

Saturation (HSL)46.22%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 40 · B AE

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