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Recognised as Colour

#A290B1

  • #A290B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A290B1 is a violet with RGB values 162, 144, 177 and HSL 273°, 17%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A290B1#A290B1
HEX#A290B1
RGBrgb(162, 144, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.6941
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(272.7, 17.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 18.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK8.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,873
CSS custom property--colour: #A290B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5D6F4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B96B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB190
Analogous#9290B1, #B190AF
Triadic#B1A290, #90B1A2
Split complementary#B0B190, #90B192
Tetradic#B19190, #9FB190, #90AFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAF0
Lighter +20%#D4CCDB
Lighter +10%#BBAEC6
Darker −10%#89729C
Darker −20%#6F5A81
Darker −30%#554563
Darker −40%#3B3045
More saturated +25%#A478C9
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B177
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B B1

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