Recognised as Colour
#A5558B
- #A5558B
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A5558B is a magenta with RGB values 165, 85, 139 and HSL 320°, 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
#A5558B#A5558B
HEX#A5558B
RGBrgb(165, 85, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3333, 0.5451
RGB percentages64.7%, 33.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(319.5, 32%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.5, 48.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 48.5%, 15.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,835,339
CSS custom property--colour: #A5558B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#5AAA74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55A56F
Analogous#9755A5, #A55563
Triadic#8BA555, #558BA5
Split complementary#63A555, #55A597
Tetradic#A59755, #55A56F, #5563A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G85
B139
Red165 (64.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue319.5°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 55 · B 8B
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