Colour

#A485A8

#A485A8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A485A8 is a magenta with RGB values 164, 133, 168 and HSL 293°, 17%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A485A8

RGBrgb(164, 133, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5216, 0.6588

RGB percentages64.3%, 52.2%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(293.1, 16.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 20.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK2.4%, 20.8%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,782,120

CSS custom property--colour: #A485A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#5B7A57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828DA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#8990A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A58891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Thistle · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#89A885

Analogous#9385A8, #A8859B

Triadic#A8A485, #85A8A4

Split complementary#9BA885, #85A893

Tetradic#A89385, #89A885, #859BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E7DEE8

Lighter +20%#D0C1D2

Lighter +10%#BAA3BD

Darker −10%#8D6892

Darker −20%#705374

Darker −30%#543E56

Darker −40%#372839

More saturated +25%#B86BC2

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R164

G133

B168

Red164 (64.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue293.14°

Saturation (HSL)16.75%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 85 · B A8

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