Colour

#A08DD4

#A08DD4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A08DD4 is a violet with RGB values 160, 141, 212 and HSL 256°, 45%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A08DD4

RGBrgb(160, 141, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5529, 0.8314

RGB percentages62.7%, 55.3%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(256.1, 45.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 33.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK24.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,522,068

CSS custom property--colour: #A08DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#5F722B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B98D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E97D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#9699A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 28.1 Thistle · ΔE 31.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1D48D

Analogous#8D9ED4, #C38DD4

Triadic#D4A08D, #8DD4A0

Split complementary#D4C48D, #9ED48D

Tetradic#D48D9E, #C1D48D, #8DD4C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#DED7F0

Lighter +10%#BFB2E2

Darker −10%#8168C6

Darker −20%#6345B6

Darker −30%#4F3791

Darker −40%#3B296C

More saturated +25%#9779E8

Less saturated −25%#A9A1C0

Channel breakdown

R160

G141

B212

Red160 (62.7%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue256.06°

Saturation (HSL)45.22%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 8D · B D4

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Colour values

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