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Recognised as Colour

#A286B1

  • #A286B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A286B1 is a violet with RGB values 162, 134, 177 and HSL 279°, 22%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A286B1#A286B1
HEX#A286B1
RGBrgb(162, 134, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5255, 0.6941
RGB percentages63.5%, 52.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(279.1, 21.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 24.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK8.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,651,313
CSS custom property--colour: #A286B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5D794E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8691B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A18B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95B186
Analogous#8D86B1, #B186AB
Triadic#B1A286, #86B1A2
Split complementary#ABB186, #86B18D
Tetradic#B18D86, #95B186, #86ABB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE3ED
Lighter +20%#D2C4D9
Lighter +10%#BAA5C5
Darker −10%#8A679D
Darker −20%#6F527F
Darker −30%#543E60
Darker −40%#392A41
More saturated +25%#AA6DCA
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R162
G134
B177
Red162 (63.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)21.61%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 86 · B B1

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