#a40f78

Color #a40f78

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a40f78

RGB

rgb(164, 15, 120)

HSL

hsl(317.7, 83.2%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.7, 90.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 90.9%, 26.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(37.1, 62.81, -19.47)

LCH

lch(37.1, 65.76, 342.78)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.198, 344.81)

HWB

hwb(317.7, 5.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0fa43b

Analogous

#850fa4

#a40f78

#a40f2e

Triadic

#a40f78

#78a40f

#0f78a4

Split-complementary

#a40f78

#2ea40f

#0fa485

Tetradic

#a40f78

#a43b0f

#0fa43b

#0f78a4

Square

#a40f78

#a4850f

#0fa43b

#0f2ea4

Shades

Color #a40f78 mixed toward black.

#890d64

#6d0a50

#52083c

#370528

#1b0314

Tints

Color #a40f78 mixed toward white.

#d7149d

#ec35b6

#f167c8

#f69adb

#facced

Tones

Color #a40f78 mixed toward gray.

#981b73

#8b286e

#7f3469

#724164

#664d5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e6a · ΔE 42.8

Deuteranopia

#858c66 · ΔE 54.2

Tritanopia

#a05d59 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a40f78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a40f78]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a40f78 (#a40f78) is rgb(164, 15, 120) in RGB.

No, #a40f78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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