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Recognised as Colour

#A05DBB

  • #A05DBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A05DBB is a violet with RGB values 160, 93, 187 and HSL 283°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A05DBB#A05DBB
HEX#A05DBB
RGBrgb(160, 93, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3647, 0.7333
RGB percentages62.7%, 36.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(282.8, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK14.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,509,755
CSS custom property--colour: #A05DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5FA244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4974BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9E6B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78BB5D
Analogous#715DBB, #BB5DA7
Triadic#BBA05D, #5DBBA0
Split complementary#A7BB5D, #5DBB71
Tetradic#BB715D, #78BB5D, #5DA7BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDF7
Lighter +30%#DFC9E8
Lighter +20%#CAA5D9
Lighter +10%#B581CA
Darker −10%#8644A1
Darker −20%#68357D
Darker −30%#4B2659
Darker −40%#2D1636
More saturated +25%#AC40D8
Less saturated −25%#947A9E

Channel breakdown

R160
G93
B187
Red160 (62.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue282.77°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 5D · B BB

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