Recognised as Colour
#A85380
- #A85380
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A85380 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 83, 128 and HSL 328°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A85380#A85380
HEX#A85380
RGBrgb(168, 83, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3255, 0.502
RGB percentages65.9%, 32.5%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(328.2, 33.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.2, 50.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 50.6%, 23.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,031,424
CSS custom property--colour: #A85380;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#57AC7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53A87B
Analogous#A653A8, #A85356
Triadic#80A853, #5380A8
Split complementary#56A853, #53A8A6
Tetradic#A8A653, #53A87B, #5356A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G83
B128
Red168 (65.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue328.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 53 · B 80
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