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Recognised as Colour

#A55897

  • #A55897
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A55897 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 88, 151 and HSL 311°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A55897#A55897
HEX#A55897
RGBrgb(165, 88, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3451, 0.5922
RGB percentages64.7%, 34.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(310.9, 30.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 46.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 8.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,119
CSS custom property--colour: #A55897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#5AA768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AB5C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.3Purple · ΔE 30.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 24.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58A566
Analogous#8D58A5, #A55870
Triadic#97A558, #5897A5
Split complementary#70A558, #58A58D
Tetradic#A58D58, #58A566, #5870A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDCEA
Lighter +30%#DBBBD5
Lighter +20%#C99AC1
Lighter +10%#B779AC
Darker −10%#844679
Darker −20%#62355A
Darker −30%#41233C
Darker −40%#20111D
More saturated +25%#C538AB
Less saturated −25%#857883

Channel breakdown

R165
G88
B151
Red165 (64.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 58 · B 97

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