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Recognised as Colour

#A5599E

  • #A5599E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A5599E is a magenta with RGB values 165, 89, 158 and HSL 306°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A5599E#A5599E
HEX#A5599E
RGBrgb(165, 89, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.349, 0.6196
RGB percentages64.7%, 34.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(305.5, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 46.1%, 4.2%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,382
CSS custom property--colour: #A5599E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#5AA661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B789Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 22.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59A560
Analogous#8659A5, #A55978
Triadic#9EA559, #599EA5
Split complementary#78A559, #59A586
Tetradic#A58659, #59A560, #5978A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDDEB
Lighter +30%#DBBCD8
Lighter +20%#C99BC5
Lighter +10%#B77AB2
Darker −10%#84477E
Darker −20%#63355F
Darker −30%#42233F
Darker −40%#20121F
More saturated +25%#C539B8
Less saturated −25%#857984

Channel breakdown

R165
G89
B158
Red165 (64.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue305.53°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 59 · B 9E

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