Colour

#A08AAD

#A08AAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A08AAD is a violet with RGB values 160, 138, 173 and HSL 278°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A08AAD

RGBrgb(160, 138, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5412, 0.6784

RGB percentages62.7%, 54.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(277.7, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK7.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,521,261

CSS custom property--colour: #A08AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5F7552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8591AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A92ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9F8E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Plum · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97AD8A

Analogous#8F8AAD, #AD8AA9

Triadic#ADA08A, #8AADA0

Split complementary#A9AD8A, #8AAD8F

Tetradic#AD8F8A, #97AD8A, #8AA9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E4EC

Lighter +20%#D1C6D7

Lighter +10%#B8A8C2

Darker −10%#886C98

Darker −20%#6D567B

Darker −30%#53415D

Darker −40%#382C3F

More saturated +25%#A671C6

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R160

G138

B173

Red160 (62.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue277.71°

Saturation (HSL)17.59%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 8A · B AD

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Colour values

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