Recognised as Colour

#A36CB0

#A36CB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A36CB0 is a violet with RGB values 163, 108, 176 and HSL 289°, 30%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A36CB0

RGBrgb(163, 108, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4235, 0.6902

RGB percentages63.9%, 42.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(288.5, 30.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 38.6%, 69%)

CMYK7.4%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,710,192

CSS custom property--colour: #A36CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#5C934F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#637CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7182AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#A47486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79B06C

Analogous#816CB0, #B06C9B

Triadic#B0A36C, #6CB0A3

Split complementary#9BB06C, #6CB081

Tetradic#B0816C, #79B06C, #6C9BB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F1F7

Lighter +30%#E1D0E5

Lighter +20%#CDAED4

Lighter +10%#B88DC2

Darker −10%#8A5198

Darker −20%#6C4076

Darker −30%#4E2E55

Darker −40%#2F1C34

More saturated +25%#B450CC

Less saturated −25%#928894

Channel breakdown

R163

G108

B176

Red163 (63.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue288.53°

Saturation (HSL)30.09%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 6C · B B0

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