Colour

#A577AC

#A577AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A577AC is a magenta with RGB values 165, 119, 172 and HSL 292°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A577AC#A577AC

HEX#A577AC

RGBrgb(165, 119, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4667, 0.6745

RGB percentages64.7%, 46.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(292.1, 24.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 30.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK4.1%, 30.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,844,076

CSS custom property--colour: #A577AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#5A8853

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7284AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C89AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A77C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7EAC77

Analogous#8B77AC, #AC7798

Triadic#ACA577, #77ACA5

Split complementary#98AC77, #77AC8B

Tetradic#AC8B77, #7EAC77, #7798AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F6F9

Lighter +30%#E4D6E6

Lighter +20%#CFB6D3

Lighter +10%#BA97BF

Darker −10%#8D5B95

Darker −20%#6F4875

Darker −30%#513456

Darker −40%#332136

More saturated +25%#B95CC7

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R165

G119

B172

Red165 (64.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue292.08°

Saturation (HSL)24.2%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 77 · B AC

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