Information about #A551AD color

#A551AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A551AD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 81, 173) — 64.7% red, 31.8% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 36 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A551AD reads as a mildly saturated magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moderate Magenta (#A84AA8). Slightly further away sit Purpureus (#9A4EAE) and Moderate Heliotrope (#9C4AA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 81, 173) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A551AD: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #A551AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A551AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A551AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A551AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A551AD
  • RGB165, 81, 173
  • CMYK3, 36, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(165, 81, 173)
  • HSL295°, 36%, 50%
  • HSL Precise294.783°, 36.22%, 49.804%
  • HSV295°, 53%, 68%
  • HSB295°, 53%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.318, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.318, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.318, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA551AD
  • DECIMAL ID10834349
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01