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Recognised as Colour

#A58CA5

  • #A58CA5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#A58CA5 is a magenta with RGB values 165, 140, 165 and HSL 300°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#A58CA5#A58CA5
HEX#A58CA5
RGBrgb(165, 140, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.549, 0.6471
RGB percentages64.7%, 54.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(300, 12.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 15.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,849,445
CSS custom property--colour: #A58CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5A735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B92A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A78E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Thistle · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CA58C
Analogous#998CA5, #A58C99
Triadic#A5A58C, #8CA5A5
Split complementary#99A58C, #8CA599
Tetradic#A5998C, #8CA58C, #8C99A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E8E2E8
Lighter +20%#D2C5D2
Lighter +10%#BBA9BB
Darker −10%#8E708E
Darker −20%#725972
Darker −30%#554355
Darker −40%#392C39
More saturated +25%#BF72BF
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R165
G140
B165
Red165 (64.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)12.2%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 8C · B A5

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