Recognised as Colour
#A55A8F
- #A55A8F
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A55A8F is a magenta with RGB values 165, 90, 143 and HSL 318°, 29%, 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 Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A55A8F#A55A8F
HEX#A55A8F
RGBrgb(165, 90, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3529, 0.5608
RGB percentages64.7%, 35.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(317.6, 29.4%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 45.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 13.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,836,623
CSS custom property--colour: #A55A8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#5AA570
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AA570
Analogous#965AA5, #A55A69
Triadic#8FA55A, #5A8FA5
Split complementary#69A55A, #5AA596
Tetradic#A5965A, #5AA570, #5A69A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G90
B143
Red165 (64.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue317.6°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 5A · B 8F
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