Colour

#A384C8

#A384C8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A384C8 is a violet with RGB values 163, 132, 200 and HSL 267°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A384C8

RGBrgb(163, 132, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5176, 0.7843

RGB percentages63.9%, 51.8%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(267.4, 38.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 34%, 78.4%)

CMYK18.5%, 34%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,716,360

CSS custom property--colour: #A384C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#5C7B37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7690CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C91C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9D8E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 30.3 Steel blue · ΔE 30.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9C884

Analogous#8487C8, #C584C8

Triadic#C8A384, #84C8A3

Split complementary#C8C584, #87C884

Tetradic#C88487, #A9C884, #84C8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EEF7

Lighter +20%#D8CAE8

Lighter +10%#BDA7D8

Darker −10%#8961B8

Darker −20%#6F479F

Darker −30%#56377C

Darker −40%#3E2858

More saturated +25%#A16EDE

Less saturated −25%#A59AB2

Channel breakdown

R163

G132

B200

Red163 (63.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue267.35°

Saturation (HSL)38.2%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 84 · B C8

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Colour values

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