Colour

#A900A0

#A900A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A900A0 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 0, 160 and HSL 303°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A900A0#A900A0

HEX#A900A0

RGBrgb(169, 0, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0, 0.6275

RGB percentages66.3%, 0%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(303.2, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 5.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,075,744

CSS custom property--colour: #A900A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10973WCAG 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 6.57:1

Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#56FF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#48649Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B0285Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10.9 Purple · ΔE 15.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A909

Analogous#5D00A9, #A9004C

Triadic#A0A900, #00A0A9

Split complementary#4CA900, #00A95D

Tetradic#A95D00, #00A909, #004CA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF76F8

Lighter +30%#FF43F5

Lighter +20%#FF10F2

Lighter +10%#DC00D0

Darker −10%#760070

Darker −20%#43003F

Darker −30%#10000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A900A0

Less saturated −25%#94158D

Channel breakdown

R169

B160

Red169 (66.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue303.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 00 · B A0

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