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Recognised as Colour

#A394CA

  • #A394CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A394CA is a violet with RGB values 163, 148, 202 and HSL 257°, 34%, 69%. 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

#A394CA#A394CA
HEX#A394CA
RGBrgb(163, 148, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5804, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.9%, 58%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(256.7, 33.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 26.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK19.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A394CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5C6B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBCA94
Analogous#94A0CA, #BE94CA
Triadic#CAA394, #94CAA3
Split complementary#CABE94, #A0CA94
Tetradic#CA94A0, #BBCA94, #94CABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#DED8EC
Lighter +10%#C0B6DB
Darker −10%#8672B9
Darker −20%#6952A6
Darker −30%#544184
Darker −40%#3E3062
More saturated +25%#9A80DE
Less saturated −25%#ACA8B6

Channel breakdown

R163
G148
B202
Red163 (63.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue256.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 94 · B CA

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