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Recognised as Colour

#A921BE

  • #A921BE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A921BE is a magenta with RGB values 169, 33, 190 and HSL 292°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A921BE#A921BE
HEX#A921BE
RGBrgb(169, 33, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1294, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.3%, 12.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(292, 70.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 82.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK11.1%, 82.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,084,222
CSS custom property--colour: #A921BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#56DE41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#396BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AB4572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36BE21
Analogous#5B21BE, #BE2184
Triadic#BEA921, #21BEA9
Split complementary#84BE21, #21BE5B
Tetradic#BE5B21, #36BE21, #2184BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBB8F3
Lighter +30%#DF8DEB
Lighter +20%#D261E4
Lighter +10%#C636DC
Darker −10%#821993
Darker −20%#5C1267
Darker −30%#350A3C
Darker −40%#0E0310
More saturated +25%#BD05DA
Less saturated −25%#953DA2

Channel breakdown

R169
G33
B190
Red169 (66.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue291.97°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 21 · B BE

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