Colour

#A90078

#A90078
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A90078 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 0, 120 and HSL 317°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A90078

RGBrgb(169, 0, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0, 0.4706

RGB percentages66.3%, 0%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(317.4, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.4, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 29%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,075,704

CSS custom property--colour: #A90078;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#56FF87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29487Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6175no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B50045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.7 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7 Hot pink · ΔE 29.2 Deep pink · ΔE 29.5 Orchid · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A931

Analogous#8500A9, #A90024

Triadic#78A900, #0078A9

Split complementary#23A900, #00A985

Tetradic#A98500, #00A931, #0024A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF76D7

Lighter +30%#FF43C8

Lighter +20%#FF10BA

Lighter +10%#DC009C

Darker −10%#760054

Darker −20%#430030

Darker −30%#10000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A90078

Less saturated −25%#94156F

Channel breakdown

R169

B120

Red169 (66.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue317.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 00 · B 78

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