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Recognised as Colour

#A904BD

  • #A904BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A904BD is a magenta with RGB values 169, 4, 189 and HSL 294°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A904BD#A904BD
HEX#A904BD
RGBrgb(169, 4, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0157, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.3%, 1.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(293.5, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 97.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,076,797
CSS custom property--colour: #A904BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#56FB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3167BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#AB3C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18BD04
Analogous#4D04BD, #BD0474
Triadic#BDA904, #04BDA9
Split complementary#75BD04, #04BD4C
Tetradic#BD4C04, #18BD04, #0474BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F190FD
Lighter +30%#EB5EFC
Lighter +20%#E42CFB
Lighter +10%#D605EF
Darker −10%#7C038B
Darker −20%#500259
Darker −30%#230127
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AC00C1
Less saturated −25%#961CA5

Channel breakdown

R169
G4
B189
Red169 (66.3%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue293.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 04 · B BD

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