Colour

#A9038D

#A9038D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#A9038D is a magenta with RGB values 169, 3, 141 and HSL 310°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#A9038D

RGBrgb(169, 3, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0118, 0.5529

RGB percentages66.3%, 1.2%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(310.1, 96.5%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 98.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 98.2%, 16.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,076,493

CSS custom property--colour: #A9038D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#56FC72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#144C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#53638Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#B31852no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.8 Purple · ΔE 14.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Orchid · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#03A91F

Analogous#7203A9, #A9033A

Triadic#8DA903, #038DA9

Split complementary#3AA903, #03A972

Tetradic#A97203, #03A91F, #033AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD7BE7

Lighter +30%#FC49DE

Lighter +20%#FB17D4

Lighter +10%#DB04B7

Darker −10%#770263

Darker −20%#450139

Darker −30%#130010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AC008F

Less saturated −25%#93187F

Channel breakdown

R169

B141

Red169 (66.3%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue310.12°

Saturation (HSL)96.51%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 03 · B 8D

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