Close to Fuchsia
#A855AE
#A855AE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 33.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A855AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A855AE as they’d see it.
#A855AE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A855AE
What color is #A855AE?
#A855AE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 33.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A855AE in RGB?
#A855AE is rgb(168, 85, 174): 168 red, 85 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A855AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 51, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A855AE?
PANTONE 2575 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A855AE?
Its complement #308630 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.