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Recognised as Colour

#A37DAD

  • #A37DAD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A37DAD is a violet with RGB values 163, 125, 173 and HSL 287°, 23%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A37DAD#A37DAD
HEX#A37DAD
RGBrgb(163, 125, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4902, 0.6784
RGB percentages63.9%, 49%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(287.5, 22.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 27.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK5.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,541
CSS custom property--colour: #A37DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5C8252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7788AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#808CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A4828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87AD7D
Analogous#8B7DAD, #AD7D9F
Triadic#ADA37D, #7DADA3
Split complementary#9FAD7D, #7DAD8B
Tetradic#AD8B7D, #87AD7D, #7D9FAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAFC
Lighter +30%#E5DBE8
Lighter +20%#CFBCD4
Lighter +10%#B99CC1
Darker −10%#8C6097
Darker −20%#6F4C78
Darker −30%#523859
Darker −40%#35243A
More saturated +25%#B263C8
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R163
G125
B173
Red163 (63.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)22.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7D · B AD

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