Recognised as Colour
#A45D8F
- #A45D8F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A45D8F is a magenta with RGB values 164, 93, 143 and HSL 318°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A45D8F#A45D8F
HEX#A45D8F
RGBrgb(164, 93, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3647, 0.5608
RGB percentages64.3%, 36.5%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(317.7, 28.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 43.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK0%, 43.3%, 12.8%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,771,855
CSS custom property--colour: #A45D8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#5BA270
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5DA472
Analogous#965DA4, #A45D6B
Triadic#8FA45D, #5D8FA4
Split complementary#6CA45D, #5DA495
Tetradic#A4955D, #5DA472, #5D6CA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G93
B143
Red164 (64.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue317.75°
Saturation (HSL)28.06%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A4 · G 5D · B 8F
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