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Recognised as Colour

#A56989

  • #A56989
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A56989 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 105, 137 and HSL 328°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A56989#A56989
HEX#A56989
RGBrgb(165, 105, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4118, 0.5373
RGB percentages64.7%, 41.2%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(328, 25%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328, 36.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 17%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,840,457
CSS custom property--colour: #A56989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5A9676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E758Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7F87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD6874no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 29.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69A585
Analogous#A369A5, #A5696B
Triadic#89A569, #6989A5
Split complementary#6BA569, #69A5A3
Tetradic#A5A369, #69A585, #696BA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E8ED
Lighter +30%#DEC9D4
Lighter +20%#CBA9BB
Lighter +10%#B889A2
Darker −10%#89526F
Darker −20%#693F55
Darker −30%#492C3B
Darker −40%#291922
More saturated +25%#C34B8B
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R165
G105
B137
Red165 (64.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue328°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 69 · B 89

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