Recognised as Colour
#A85397
- #A85397
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#A85397 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 83, 151 and HSL 312°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#A85397#A85397
HEX#A85397
RGBrgb(168, 83, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3255, 0.5922
RGB percentages65.9%, 32.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(312, 33.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 50.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 50.6%, 10.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,031,447
CSS custom property--colour: #A85397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#57AC68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53A864
Analogous#8F53A8, #A8536D
Triadic#97A853, #5397A8
Split complementary#6DA853, #53A88F
Tetradic#A88F53, #53A864, #536DA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G83
B151
Red168 (65.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 53 · B 97
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