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Recognised as Colour

#A087DC

  • #A087DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A087DC is a violet with RGB values 160, 135, 220 and HSL 258°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A087DC#A087DC
HEX#A087DC
RGBrgb(160, 135, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5294, 0.8627
RGB percentages62.7%, 52.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(257.6, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK27.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,520,540
CSS custom property--colour: #A087DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5F7823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7095DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#7494DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9496A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DC87
Analogous#8799DC, #CB87DC
Triadic#DCA087, #87DCA0
Split complementary#DCCA87, #99DC87
Tetradic#DC8799, #C3DC87, #87DCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DFD6F3
Lighter +10%#BFAEE8
Darker −10%#8160D0
Darker −20%#6239C4
Darker −30%#4E2E9C
Darker −40%#3A2275
More saturated +25%#9874EF
Less saturated −25%#A89AC9

Channel breakdown

R160
G135
B220
Red160 (62.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue257.65°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 87 · B DC

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