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Recognised as Colour

#A389DE

  • #A389DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A389DE is a violet with RGB values 163, 137, 222 and HSL 258°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A389DE#A389DE
HEX#A389DE
RGBrgb(163, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.9%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(258.4, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK26.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,717,662
CSS custom property--colour: #A389DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5C7621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7297E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7796DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9798A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Orchid · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4DE89
Analogous#899ADE, #CD89DE
Triadic#DEA389, #89DEA3
Split complementary#DECD89, #9ADE89
Tetradic#DE899A, #C4DE89, #89DECD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D9F4
Lighter +10%#C2B1E9
Darker −10%#8461D3
Darker −20%#6539C8
Darker −30%#502DA1
Darker −40%#3D2279
More saturated +25%#9C76F1
Less saturated −25%#AA9CCB

Channel breakdown

R163
G137
B222
Red163 (63.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue258.35°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 89 · B DE

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