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Recognised as Colour

#A387B0

  • #A387B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A387B0 is a violet with RGB values 163, 135, 176 and HSL 281°, 21%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A387B0#A387B0
HEX#A387B0
RGBrgb(163, 135, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5294, 0.6902
RGB percentages63.9%, 52.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(281, 20.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 23.3%, 69%)
CMYK7.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,104
CSS custom property--colour: #A387B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5C784F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828FB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8792AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A28C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B087
Analogous#8F87B0, #B087A9
Triadic#B0A387, #87B0A3
Split complementary#A9B087, #87B08F
Tetradic#B08F87, #94B087, #87A9B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE3ED
Lighter +20%#D2C5D8
Lighter +10%#BBA6C4
Darker −10%#8B689C
Darker −20%#70537E
Darker −30%#553F5F
Darker −40%#3A2A41
More saturated +25%#AC6EC9
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R163
G135
B176
Red163 (63.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue280.98°
Saturation (HSL)20.6%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 87 · B B0

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