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Colour

#A395CB

  • #A395CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A395CB is a violet with RGB values 163, 149, 203 and HSL 256°, 34%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A395CB#A395CB
HEX#A395CB
RGBrgb(163, 149, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5843, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.9%, 58.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(255.6, 34.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 26.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,715
CSS custom property--colour: #A395CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5C6A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCB95
Analogous#95A2CB, #BE95CB
Triadic#CBA395, #95CBA3
Split complementary#CBBE95, #A2CB95
Tetradic#CB95A2, #BDCB95, #95CBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#DED9ED
Lighter +10%#C1B7DC
Darker −10%#8573BA
Darker −20%#6852A8
Darker −30%#534186
Darker −40%#3E3163
More saturated +25%#9981DF
Less saturated −25%#ADA9B7

Channel breakdown

R163
G149
B203
Red163 (63.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)34.18%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 95 · B CB

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