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Recognised as Colour

#A393CA

  • #A393CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A393CA is a violet with RGB values 163, 147, 202 and HSL 257°, 34%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A393CA#A393CA
HEX#A393CA
RGBrgb(163, 147, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5765, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.9%, 57.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(257.5, 34.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 27.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK19.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,202
CSS custom property--colour: #A393CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5C6C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#899BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Thistle · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BACA93
Analogous#939ECA, #BF93CA
Triadic#CAA393, #93CAA3
Split complementary#CABE93, #9FCA93
Tetradic#CA939E, #BACA93, #93CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFC
Lighter +20%#DDD7EC
Lighter +10%#C0B5DB
Darker −10%#8671B9
Darker −20%#6A51A6
Darker −30%#544183
Darker −40%#3E3061
More saturated +25%#9B7FDE
Less saturated −25%#ABA7B6

Channel breakdown

R163
G147
B202
Red163 (63.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue257.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 93 · B CA

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