Recognised as Colour

#A389CF

#A389CF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A389CF is a violet with RGB values 163, 137, 207 and HSL 262°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A389CF

RGBrgb(163, 137, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.8118

RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(262.3, 42.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 33.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK21.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,717,647

CSS custom property--colour: #A389CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#5C7630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7995D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E95CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9B94A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Steel blue · ΔE 29.6 Orchid · ΔE 31.3 Thistle · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5CF89

Analogous#8992CF, #C689CF

Triadic#CFA389, #89CFA3

Split complementary#CFC689, #92CF89

Tetradic#CF8992, #B5CF89, #89CFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6FB

Lighter +20%#DCD2EC

Lighter +10%#BFADDE

Darker −10%#8765C0

Darker −20%#6C46AC

Darker −30%#553788

Darker −40%#3E2864

More saturated +25%#9E74E4

Less saturated −25%#A89EBA

Channel breakdown

R163

G137

B207

Red163 (63.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue262.29°

Saturation (HSL)42.17%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B CF

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