Colour

#A294AD

#A294AD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A294AD is a violet with RGB values 162, 148, 173 and HSL 274°, 13%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A294AD#A294AD

HEX#A294AD

RGBrgb(162, 148, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5804, 0.6784

RGB percentages63.5%, 58%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(273.6, 13.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 14.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK6.4%, 14.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,654,893

CSS custom property--colour: #A294AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#5D6B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9198AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9399ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A1979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Thistle · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FAD94

Analogous#9594AD, #AD94AC

Triadic#ADA294, #94ADA2

Split complementary#ABAD94, #94AD95

Tetradic#AD9594, #9FAD94, #94ACAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEBEF

Lighter +20%#D4CED9

Lighter +10%#BBB1C3

Darker −10%#897797

Darker −20%#6F5F7C

Darker −30%#55495F

Darker −40%#3B3342

More saturated +25%#A57CC5

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R162

G148

B173

Red162 (63.5%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue273.6°

Saturation (HSL)13.23%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 94 · B AD

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