The colour lab
Close to Amaranth purple
What is this colour called?
The closest names in the swatch book, nearest first. The number is the distance in CIE Lab space: under 2 is hard to tell apart by eye.
Amaranth purple
#AB274F5.2Big dip o’ruby#9C25427.5Vivid burgundy#9F1D359.4Rose red#C21E569.7Crimson (UA)#9E1B3210.6Pictorial carmine#C30B4E11.3Maroon (Crayola)#C3214811.8Maroon (X11)#B0306011.9Nakabeni中紅#C9375611.9Red-violet (Color wheel)#922B3E13.4French raspberry#C72C4814.1Japanese carmine#9D293314.2Harmonies
Contrast with text
White text 7.59:1passes AAA
Black text 2.77:1fails
Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.
Through colour-blind eyes
Typical vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
No colour
A simulation. Real colour vision varies from person to person.