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Colour

#A287BC

  • #A287BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A287BC is a violet with RGB values 162, 135, 188 and HSL 271°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A287BC#A287BC
HEX#A287BC
RGBrgb(162, 135, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5294, 0.7373
RGB percentages63.5%, 52.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(270.6, 28.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 28.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK13.8%, 28.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,651,580
CSS custom property--colour: #A287BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5D7843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E91BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8392BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BC87
Analogous#8787BC, #BC87BC
Triadic#BCA287, #87BCA2
Split complementary#BCBC87, #87BC87
Tetradic#BC8787, #A1BC87, #87BCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE9F3
Lighter +20%#D5C8E1
Lighter +10%#BBA8CE
Darker −10%#8966AA
Darker −20%#6F4F8E
Darker −30%#553D6D
Darker −40%#3C2B4C
More saturated +25%#A270D3
Less saturated −25%#A29EA5

Channel breakdown

R162
G135
B188
Red162 (63.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue270.57°
Saturation (HSL)28.34%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 87 · B BC

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