Colour

#A093CB

#A093CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A093CB is a blue with RGB values 160, 147, 203 and HSL 254°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A093CB#A093CB

HEX#A093CB

RGBrgb(160, 147, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5765, 0.7961

RGB percentages62.7%, 57.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(253.9, 35%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 27.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK21.2%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,523,595

CSS custom property--colour: #A093CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#5F6C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#879AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#989CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Thistle · ΔE 24.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECB93

Analogous#93A2CB, #BC93CB

Triadic#CBA093, #93CBA0

Split complementary#CBBC93, #A2CB93

Tetradic#CB93A2, #BECB93, #93CBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAFD

Lighter +20%#DDD8EC

Lighter +10%#BEB5DC

Darker −10%#8271BA

Darker −20%#6551A7

Darker −30%#504085

Darker −40%#3B2F63

More saturated +25%#957FDF

Less saturated −25%#ABA7B7

Channel breakdown

R160

G147

B203

Red160 (62.7%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue253.93°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 93 · B CB

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Colour values

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