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Recognised as Colour

#A4558D

  • #A4558D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A4558D is a magenta with RGB values 164, 85, 141 and HSL 317°, 32%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A4558D#A4558D
HEX#A4558D
RGBrgb(164, 85, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3333, 0.5529
RGB percentages64.3%, 33.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(317.5, 31.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 48.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 14%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,769,805
CSS custom property--colour: #A4558D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#5BAA72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58698Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D758Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#AC576Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 28.1Hot pink · ΔE 30.8Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55A46C
Analogous#9455A4, #A45565
Triadic#8DA455, #558DA4
Split complementary#66A455, #55A494
Tetradic#A49455, #55A46C, #5565A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECD9E6
Lighter +30%#DAB8D0
Lighter +20%#C996BA
Lighter +10%#B775A4
Darker −10%#824470
Darker −20%#613253
Darker −30%#3F2136
Darker −40%#1E0F19
More saturated +25%#C3369A
Less saturated −25%#857480

Channel breakdown

R164
G85
B141
Red164 (64.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue317.47°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 55 · B 8D

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