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Recognised as Colour

#A055AA

  • #A055AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A055AA is a magenta with RGB values 160, 85, 170 and HSL 293°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A055AA#A055AA
HEX#A055AA
RGBrgb(160, 85, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3333, 0.6667
RGB percentages62.7%, 33.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(292.9, 33.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.9, 50%, 66.7%)
CMYK5.9%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,507,690
CSS custom property--colour: #A055AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5FAA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F75A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A26078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 23.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FAA55
Analogous#7655AA, #AA5589
Triadic#AAA055, #55AAA0
Split complementary#89AA55, #55AA76
Tetradic#AA7655, #5FAA55, #5589AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECDDEE
Lighter +30%#D9BBDD
Lighter +20%#C699CC
Lighter +10%#B377BB
Darker −10%#804488
Darker −20%#603366
Darker −30%#402244
Darker −40%#201122
More saturated +25%#B835CA
Less saturated −25%#88758A

Channel breakdown

R160
G85
B170
Red160 (62.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue292.94°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 55 · B AA

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