Recognised as Colour
#A50177
- #A50177
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#A50177 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 1, 119 and HSL 317°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#A50177#A50177
HEX#A50177
RGBrgb(165, 1, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.0039, 0.4667
RGB percentages64.7%, 0.4%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(316.8, 98.8%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.8, 99.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 99.4%, 27.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,813,815
CSS custom property--colour: #A50177;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#5AFE88
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01A52F
Analogous#8101A5, #A50125
Triadic#77A501, #0177A5
Split complementary#25A501, #01A581
Tetradic#A58101, #01A52F, #0125A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G1
B119
Red165 (64.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue316.83°
Saturation (HSL)98.8%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 01 · B 77
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