Colour
#A85C8D
- #A85C8D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#A85C8D is a magenta with RGB values 168, 92, 141 and HSL 321°, 30%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#A85C8D#A85C8D
HEX#A85C8D
RGBrgb(168, 92, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3608, 0.5529
RGB percentages65.9%, 36.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(321.3, 30.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 45.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 16.1%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,741
CSS custom property--colour: #A85C8D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#57A372
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5CA877
Analogous#9D5CA8, #A85C67
Triadic#8DA85C, #5C8DA8
Split complementary#67A85C, #5CA89D
Tetradic#A89D5C, #5CA877, #5C67A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G92
B141
Red168 (65.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue321.32°
Saturation (HSL)30.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5C · B 8D
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