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Recognised as Colour

#A5509B

  • #A5509B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A5509B is a magenta with RGB values 165, 80, 155 and HSL 307°, 35%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A5509B#A5509B
HEX#A5509B
RGBrgb(165, 80, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3137, 0.6078
RGB percentages64.7%, 31.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(307.1, 34.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 51.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 6.1%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,834,075
CSS custom property--colour: #A5509B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#5AAF64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D689Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#667499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AB566Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50A55A
Analogous#8450A5, #A55071
Triadic#9BA550, #509BA5
Split complementary#71A550, #50A584
Tetradic#A58550, #50A55A, #5071A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBD6E9
Lighter +30%#DAB4D6
Lighter +20%#CA91C3
Lighter +10%#B96FB0
Darker −10%#833F7B
Darker −20%#602F5A
Darker −30%#3E1E3A
Darker −40%#1C0D1A
More saturated +25%#C431B2
Less saturated −25%#866F84

Channel breakdown

R165
G80
B155
Red165 (64.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue307.06°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 50 · B 9B

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