Colour

#A073B3

#A073B3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A073B3 is a violet with RGB values 160, 115, 179 and HSL 282°, 30%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A073B3

RGBrgb(160, 115, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.451, 0.702

RGB percentages62.7%, 45.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(282.2, 29.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 35.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,515,379

CSS custom property--colour: #A073B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#5F8C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6981B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7485B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9F7B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 28 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.7 Violet · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#86B373

Analogous#8073B3, #B373A6

Triadic#B3A073, #73B3A0

Split complementary#A6B373, #73B380

Tetradic#B38073, #86B373, #73A6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF7FB

Lighter +30%#E3D6E9

Lighter +20%#CDB5D7

Lighter +10%#B694C5

Darker −10%#88569D

Darker −20%#6C447C

Darker −30%#4F325B

Darker −40%#32203A

More saturated +25%#AB58CE

Less saturated −25%#958E98

Channel breakdown

R160

G115

B179

Red160 (62.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue282.19°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 73 · B B3

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