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Recognised as Colour

#A285CD

  • #A285CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A285CD is a violet with RGB values 162, 133, 205 and HSL 264°, 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

#A285CD#A285CD
HEX#A285CD
RGBrgb(162, 133, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5216, 0.8039
RGB percentages63.5%, 52.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264.2, 41.9%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.2, 35.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK21%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,651,085
CSS custom property--colour: #A285CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5D7A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7592D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9B90A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0CD85
Analogous#858CCD, #C685CD
Triadic#CDA285, #85CDA2
Split complementary#CDC685, #8CCD85
Tetradic#CD858C, #B0CD85, #85CDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F2F9
Lighter +20%#D9CDEB
Lighter +10%#BEA9DC
Darker −10%#8661BE
Darker −20%#6C45A7
Darker −30%#553683
Darker −40%#3E275F
More saturated +25%#9E70E3
Less saturated −25%#A69BB8

Channel breakdown

R162
G133
B205
Red162 (63.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264.17°
Saturation (HSL)41.86%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 85 · B CD

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