Colour

#A9247C

#A9247C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#A9247C is a magenta with RGB values 169, 36, 124 and HSL 320°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#A9247C

RGBrgb(169, 36, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1412, 0.4863

RGB percentages66.3%, 14.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(320.3, 64.9%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 78.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK0%, 78.7%, 26.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,084,924

CSS custom property--colour: #A9247C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#56DB83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37507Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B5214Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.5 Purple · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4 Hot pink · ΔE 27 Orchid · ΔE 28.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24A951

Analogous#9324A9, #A9243A

Triadic#7CA924, #247CA9

Split complementary#39A924, #24A993

Tetradic#A99424, #24A951, #243AA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDACD7

Lighter +30%#E482C3

Lighter +20%#DB58AF

Lighter +10%#D22E9B

Darker −10%#7F1B5D

Darker −20%#55123E

Darker −30%#2B091F

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#C30A84

Less saturated −25%#8F3E74

Channel breakdown

R169

G36

B124

Red169 (66.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue320.3°

Saturation (HSL)64.88%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A9 · G 24 · B 7C

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