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Recognised as Colour

#A85A87

  • #A85A87
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A85A87 is a magenta with RGB values 168, 90, 135 and HSL 325°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A85A87#A85A87
HEX#A85A87
RGBrgb(168, 90, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3529, 0.5294
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(325.4, 31%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 46.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.4%, 19.6%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,223
CSS custom property--colour: #A85A87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#57A578

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606C89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#757985no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B1596Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 27.5Rosy brown · ΔE 30.9Hot pink · ΔE 31.3Orchid · ΔE 32.6Medium violet red · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AA87B
Analogous#A25AA8, #A85A60
Triadic#87A85A, #5A87A8
Split complementary#60A85A, #5AA8A2
Tetradic#A8A25A, #5AA87B, #5A60A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE0E8
Lighter +30%#DDBED0
Lighter +20%#CB9DB8
Lighter +10%#BA7B9F
Darker −10%#88476C
Darker −20%#663652
Darker −30%#452437
Darker −40%#23131C
More saturated +25%#C83A8C
Less saturated −25%#897A82

Channel breakdown

R168
G90
B135
Red168 (65.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue325.38°
Saturation (HSL)30.95%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5A · B 87

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