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Recognised as Colour

#A90297

  • #A90297
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#A90297 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 2, 151 and HSL 306°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#A90297#A90297
HEX#A90297
RGBrgb(169, 2, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0078, 0.5922
RGB percentages66.3%, 0.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(306.5, 97.7%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 98.8%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.8%, 10.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,076,247
CSS custom property--colour: #A90297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#56FD68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004E9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B22157no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10Purple · ΔE 14Medium violet red · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02A914
Analogous#6802A9, #A90243
Triadic#97A902, #0297A9
Split complementary#43A902, #02A968
Tetradic#A96802, #02A914, #0243A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD7AEF
Lighter +30%#FD47E9
Lighter +20%#FC15E3
Lighter +10%#DB03C4
Darker −10%#77016A
Darker −20%#44013D
Darker −30%#120010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AB0099
Less saturated −25%#941786

Channel breakdown

R169
G2
B151
Red169 (66.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue306.47°
Saturation (HSL)97.66%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 02 · B 97

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