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Recognised as Colour

#A387D9

  • #A387D9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A387D9 is a violet with RGB values 163, 135, 217 and HSL 260°, 52%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A387D9#A387D9
HEX#A387D9
RGBrgb(163, 135, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5294, 0.851
RGB percentages63.9%, 52.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(260.5, 51.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 37.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK24.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,145
CSS custom property--colour: #A387D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5C7826

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7295DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7795D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9995A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Plum · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDD987
Analogous#8794D9, #CC87D9
Triadic#D9A387, #87D9A3
Split complementary#D9CC87, #94D987
Tetradic#D98794, #BDD987, #87D9CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#DED4F2
Lighter +10%#C1AEE5
Darker −10%#8560CD
Darker −20%#683CBE
Darker −30%#533097
Darker −40%#3E2470
More saturated +25%#9D73ED
Less saturated −25%#A99BC5

Channel breakdown

R163
G135
B217
Red163 (63.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue260.49°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 87 · B D9

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