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Recognised as Colour

#A9005C

  • #A9005C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A9005C is a magenta with RGB values 169, 0, 92 and HSL 327°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A9005C#A9005C
HEX#A9005C
RGBrgb(169, 0, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0, 0.3608
RGB percentages66.3%, 0%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(327.3, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 45.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,075,676
CSS custom property--colour: #A9005C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#56FFA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37435Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#626059no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#B80034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1Deep pink · ΔE 29.3Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9Hot pink · ΔE 30.2Purple · ΔE 34.7Indian red · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00A94D
Analogous#A100A9, #A90008
Triadic#5CA900, #005CA9
Split complementary#08A900, #00A9A1
Tetradic#A9A100, #00A94D, #0008A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF76C1
Lighter +30%#FF43A9
Lighter +20%#FF1092
Lighter +10%#DC0078
Darker −10%#760040
Darker −20%#430024
Darker −30%#100009
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A9005C
Less saturated −25%#94155A

Channel breakdown

R169
G0
B92
Red169 (66.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue327.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 00 · B 5C

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