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Recognised as Colour

#A186CD

  • #A186CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A186CD is a violet with RGB values 161, 134, 205 and HSL 263°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A186CD#A186CD
HEX#A186CD
RGBrgb(161, 134, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5255, 0.8039
RGB percentages63.1%, 52.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(262.8, 41.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 34.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK21.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,585,805
CSS custom property--colour: #A186CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5E7932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7692D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9991A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 30Orchid · ΔE 30.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2CD86
Analogous#868FCD, #C586CD
Triadic#CDA186, #86CDA1
Split complementary#CDC586, #8FCD86
Tetradic#CD868F, #B2CD86, #86CDC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F2FA
Lighter +20%#D9CEEB
Lighter +10%#BDAADC
Darker −10%#8562BE
Darker −20%#6B45A8
Darker −30%#543684
Darker −40%#3D2760
More saturated +25%#9C71E2
Less saturated −25%#A69BB8

Channel breakdown

R161
G134
B205
Red161 (63.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue262.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.52%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 86 · B CD

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