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Colour

#A5729D

  • #A5729D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A5729D is a magenta with RGB values 165, 114, 157 and HSL 309°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A5729D#A5729D
HEX#A5729D
RGBrgb(165, 114, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4471, 0.6157
RGB percentages64.7%, 44.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(309.4, 22.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 30.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 4.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,842,781
CSS custom property--colour: #A5729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5A8D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717E9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D859Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A97581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7Thistle · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 29.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72A57A
Analogous#9472A5, #A57283
Triadic#9DA572, #729DA5
Split complementary#84A572, #72A594
Tetradic#A59472, #72A57A, #7283A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EFF4
Lighter +30%#E1CFDE
Lighter +20%#CDB0C8
Lighter +10%#B991B3
Darker −10%#8B5983
Darker −20%#6C4566
Darker −30%#4D3149
Darker −40%#2E1D2B
More saturated +25%#C255B1
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R165
G114
B157
Red165 (64.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue309.41°
Saturation (HSL)22.08%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A5 · G 72 · B 9D

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