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Colour

#A088A5

  • #A088A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A088A5 is a violet with RGB values 160, 136, 165 and HSL 290°, 14%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A088A5#A088A5
HEX#A088A5
RGBrgb(160, 136, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5333, 0.6471
RGB percentages62.7%, 53.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(289.7, 13.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 17.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK3%, 17.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,520,741
CSS custom property--colour: #A088A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5F775A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A91A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#A18B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 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 text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 18Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1Gray · ΔE 19.7Thistle · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DA588
Analogous#9188A5, #A5889C
Triadic#A5A088, #88A5A0
Split complementary#9CA588, #88A592
Tetradic#A59288, #8DA588, #889CA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFD
Lighter +30%#E6DFE7
Lighter +20%#CEC2D1
Lighter +10%#B7A5BB
Darker −10%#886C8E
Darker −20%#6D5671
Darker −30%#514054
Darker −40%#352A37
More saturated +25%#B16EBF
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R160
G136
B165
Red160 (62.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue289.66°
Saturation (HSL)13.88%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 88 · B A5

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