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Recognised as Colour

#A9248A

  • #A9248A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A9248A is a magenta with RGB values 169, 36, 138 and HSL 314°, 65%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A9248A#A9248A
HEX#A9248A
RGBrgb(169, 36, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1412, 0.5412
RGB percentages66.3%, 14.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(314, 64.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314, 78.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK0%, 78.7%, 18.3%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,084,938
CSS custom property--colour: #A9248A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#56DB75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E528Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B32A55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.5Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6Purple · ΔE 15.7Orchid · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Hot pink · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24A943
Analogous#8624A9, #A92447
Triadic#8AA924, #248AA9
Split complementary#48A924, #24A985
Tetradic#A98524, #24A943, #2448A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDACDE
Lighter +30%#E482CD
Lighter +20%#DB58BD
Lighter +10%#D22EAC
Darker −10%#7F1B68
Darker −20%#551245
Darker −30%#2B0923
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#C30A98
Less saturated −25%#8F3E7C

Channel breakdown

R169
G36
B138
Red169 (66.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue313.98°
Saturation (HSL)64.88%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A9 · G 24 · B 8A

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