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Colour

#A395BB

  • #A395BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A395BB is a violet with RGB values 163, 149, 187 and HSL 262°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A395BB#A395BB
HEX#A395BB
RGBrgb(163, 149, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5843, 0.7333
RGB percentages63.9%, 58.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(262.1, 21.8%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 20.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK12.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,699
CSS custom property--colour: #A395BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5C6A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#909BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F9AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 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 text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBB95
Analogous#959ABB, #B695BB
Triadic#BBA395, #95BBA3
Split complementary#BBB695, #9ABB95
Tetradic#BB959A, #ADBB95, #95BBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F2F7
Lighter +20%#D9D3E3
Lighter +10%#BEB4CF
Darker −10%#8876A7
Darker −20%#6E5B8F
Darker −30%#56486F
Darker −40%#3E3450
More saturated +25%#9D7FD1
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R163
G149
B187
Red163 (63.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)21.84%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 95 · B BB

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