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Recognised as Colour

#A193CA

  • #A193CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A193CA is a violet with RGB values 161, 147, 202 and HSL 255°, 34%, 68%. 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

#A193CA#A193CA
HEX#A193CA
RGBrgb(161, 147, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5765, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.1%, 57.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(255.3, 34.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 27.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK20.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,589,130
CSS custom property--colour: #A193CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5E6C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#889AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#999CA6no 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 text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6
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#BCCA93
Analogous#93A1CA, #BC93CA
Triadic#CAA193, #93CAA1
Split complementary#CABC93, #A1CA93
Tetradic#CA93A1, #BCCA93, #93CABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFC
Lighter +20%#DDD7EC
Lighter +10%#BFB5DB
Darker −10%#8371B9
Darker −20%#6751A6
Darker −30%#524183
Darker −40%#3C3061
More saturated +25%#977FDE
Less saturated −25%#ABA7B6

Channel breakdown

R161
G147
B202
Red161 (63.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue255.27°
Saturation (HSL)34.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 93 · B CA

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