Recognised as Colour

#A38ACF

#A38ACF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A38ACF is a violet with RGB values 163, 138, 207 and HSL 262°, 42%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A38ACF

RGBrgb(163, 138, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5412, 0.8118

RGB percentages63.9%, 54.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(261.7, 41.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 33.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK21.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,717,903

CSS custom property--colour: #A38ACF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#5C7530

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A96D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F96CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#9B95A3no 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 text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Steel blue · ΔE 29.2 Thistle · ΔE 30.9 Orchid · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6CF8A

Analogous#8A94CF, #C68ACF

Triadic#CFA38A, #8ACFA3

Split complementary#CFC68A, #94CF8A

Tetradic#CF8A94, #B6CF8A, #8ACFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6FC

Lighter +20%#DCD2ED

Lighter +10%#BFAEDE

Darker −10%#8766C0

Darker −20%#6C47AC

Darker −30%#553888

Darker −40%#3E2964

More saturated +25%#9D75E4

Less saturated −25%#A99FBA

Channel breakdown

R163

G138

B207

Red163 (63.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue261.74°

Saturation (HSL)41.82%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 8A · B CF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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