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Recognised as Colour

#A294CC

  • #A294CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A294CC is a violet with RGB values 162, 148, 204 and HSL 255°, 35%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A294CC#A294CC
HEX#A294CC
RGBrgb(162, 148, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5804, 0.8
RGB percentages63.5%, 58%, 80%
HSLhsl(255, 35.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 27.5%, 80%)
CMYK20.6%, 27.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,654,924
CSS custom property--colour: #A294CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5D6B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9A9DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Thistle · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BECC94
Analogous#94A2CC, #BE94CC
Triadic#CCA294, #94CCA2
Split complementary#CCBE94, #A2CC94
Tetradic#CC94A2, #BECC94, #94CCBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#DED9ED
Lighter +10%#C0B7DC
Darker −10%#8471BC
Darker −20%#6751A9
Darker −30%#524087
Darker −40%#3D3064
More saturated +25%#9880E0
Less saturated −25%#ACA8B8

Channel breakdown

R162
G148
B204
Red162 (63.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)35.44%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 94 · B CC

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