Colour

#A085AD

#A085AD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A085AD is a violet with RGB values 160, 133, 173 and HSL 281°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A085AD#A085AD

HEX#A085AD

RGBrgb(160, 133, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5216, 0.6784

RGB percentages62.7%, 52.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(280.5, 19.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 23.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK7.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,519,981

CSS custom property--colour: #A085AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#5F7A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808DAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#858FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#9F8A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Thistle · ΔE 22.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92AD85

Analogous#8C85AD, #AD85A6

Triadic#ADA085, #85ADA0

Split complementary#A6AD85, #85AD8C

Tetradic#AD8C85, #92AD85, #85A6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E1EB

Lighter +20%#D0C2D6

Lighter +10%#B8A3C2

Darker −10%#886799

Darker −20%#6D527A

Darker −30%#523E5C

Darker −40%#37293D

More saturated +25%#A96CC7

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R160

G133

B173

Red160 (62.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue280.5°

Saturation (HSL)19.61%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 85 · B AD

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