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Recognised as Colour

#A08FCF

  • #A08FCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A08FCF is a violet with RGB values 160, 143, 207 and HSL 256°, 40%, 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

#A08FCF#A08FCF
HEX#A08FCF
RGBrgb(160, 143, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5608, 0.8118
RGB percentages62.7%, 56.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(255.9, 40%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 30.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK22.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,522,575
CSS custom property--colour: #A08FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5F7030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8099D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8298CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9799A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BECF8F
Analogous#8F9ECF, #C08FCF
Triadic#CFA08F, #8FCFA0
Split complementary#CFC08F, #9ECF8F
Tetradic#CF8F9E, #BECF8F, #8FCFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#DDD6EE
Lighter +10%#BEB3DE
Darker −10%#826BC0
Darker −20%#654AAE
Darker −30%#503B8A
Darker −40%#3B2C66
More saturated +25%#977BE3
Less saturated −25%#A9A3BB

Channel breakdown

R160
G143
B207
Red160 (62.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue255.94°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8F · B CF

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