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Recognised as Colour

#A940B9

  • #A940B9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A940B9 is a magenta with RGB values 169, 64, 185 and HSL 292°, 49%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A940B9#A940B9
HEX#A940B9
RGBrgb(169, 64, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.251, 0.7255
RGB percentages66.3%, 25.1%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(292.1, 48.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 65.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK8.6%, 65.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,092,153
CSS custom property--colour: #A940B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#56BF46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2166BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5072B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50B940
Analogous#6D40B9, #B9408C
Triadic#B9A940, #40B9A9
Split complementary#8CB940, #40B96D
Tetradic#B96D40, #50B940, #408DB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD5F0
Lighter +30%#DCAFE3
Lighter +20%#CC89D6
Lighter +10%#BC63C9
Darker −10%#863393
Darker −20%#64266D
Darker −30%#411947
Darker −40%#1F0C21
More saturated +25%#C021D8
Less saturated −25%#925F9A

Channel breakdown

R169
G64
B185
Red169 (66.3%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue292.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.59%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 40 · B B9

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