Recognised as Colour

#A755AA

#A755AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A755AA is a magenta with RGB values 167, 85, 170 and HSL 298°, 33%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A755AA#A755AA

HEX#A755AA

RGBrgb(167, 85, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3333, 0.6667

RGB percentages65.5%, 33.3%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(297.9, 33.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 50%, 66.7%)

CMYK1.8%, 50%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,966,442

CSS custom property--colour: #A755AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#58AA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6EADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6478A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AB5F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9 Purple · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58AA55

Analogous#7D55AA, #AA5583

Triadic#AAA755, #55AAA7

Split complementary#83AA55, #55AA7C

Tetradic#AA7C55, #58AA55, #5583AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDDDEE

Lighter +30%#DCBBDD

Lighter +20%#CA99CC

Lighter +10%#B977BB

Darker −10%#864488

Darker −20%#643366

Darker −30%#432244

Darker −40%#211122

More saturated +25%#C535CA

Less saturated −25%#89758A

Channel breakdown

R167

G85

B170

Red167 (65.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue297.88°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 55 · B AA

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