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Colour

#A085BB

  • #A085BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A085BB is a violet with RGB values 160, 133, 187 and HSL 270°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A085BB#A085BB
HEX#A085BB
RGBrgb(160, 133, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5216, 0.7333
RGB percentages62.7%, 52.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(270, 28.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 28.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK14.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,519,995
CSS custom property--colour: #A085BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5F7A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8190B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BB85
Analogous#8585BB, #BB85BB
Triadic#BBA085, #85BBA0
Split complementary#BBBB85, #85BB85
Tetradic#BB8585, #A0BB85, #85BBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7F2
Lighter +20%#D3C6E0
Lighter +10%#BAA6CD
Darker −10%#8764A9
Darker −20%#6D4E8C
Darker −30%#533C6B
Darker −40%#3A2A4A
More saturated +25%#A06DD3
Less saturated −25%#A09DA3

Channel breakdown

R160
G133
B187
Red160 (62.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 85 · B BB

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