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Recognised as Colour

#A90381

  • #A90381
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A90381 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 3, 129 and HSL 314°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A90381#A90381
HEX#A90381
RGBrgb(169, 3, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0118, 0.5059
RGB percentages66.3%, 1.2%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(314.5, 96.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 98.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.2%, 23.7%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,076,481
CSS custom property--colour: #A90381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#56FC7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#234A84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#58627Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4074Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Purple · ΔE 17Orchid · ΔE 29.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4Hot pink · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03A92B
Analogous#7E03A9, #A9032E
Triadic#81A903, #0381A9
Split complementary#2EA903, #03A97E
Tetradic#A97E03, #03A92B, #032EA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD7BDE
Lighter +30%#FC49D1
Lighter +20%#FB17C4
Lighter +10%#DB04A7
Darker −10%#77025B
Darker −20%#450135
Darker −30%#13000E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC0083
Less saturated −25%#931876

Channel breakdown

R169
G3
B129
Red169 (66.3%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue314.46°
Saturation (HSL)96.51%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 03 · B 81

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