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Colour

#A395AA

  • #A395AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A395AA is a violet with RGB values 163, 149, 170 and HSL 280°, 11%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A395AA#A395AA
HEX#A395AA
RGBrgb(163, 149, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5843, 0.6667
RGB percentages63.9%, 58.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(280, 11%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 12.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK4.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,682
CSS custom property--colour: #A395AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5C6A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9399ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#959AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3979Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 17.1Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CAA95
Analogous#9995AA, #AA95A6
Triadic#AAA395, #95AAA3
Split complementary#A7AA95, #95AA99
Tetradic#AA9995, #9CAA95, #95A7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAEE
Lighter +20%#D4CED7
Lighter +10%#BCB1C1
Darker −10%#8A7993
Darker −20%#706178
Darker −30%#564A5C
Darker −40%#3C3340
More saturated +25%#AB7DC2
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R163
G149
B170
Red163 (63.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)10.99%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 95 · B AA

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