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Recognised as Colour

#A397CE

  • #A397CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A397CE is a blue with RGB values 163, 151, 206 and HSL 253°, 36%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A397CE#A397CE
HEX#A397CE
RGBrgb(163, 151, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5922, 0.8078
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(253.1, 35.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 26.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,230
CSS custom property--colour: #A397CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5C6831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2CE97
Analogous#97A7CE, #BE97CE
Triadic#CEA397, #97CEA3
Split complementary#CEBE97, #A7CE97
Tetradic#CE97A7, #C2CE97, #97CEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0DCEF
Lighter +10%#C2BADE
Darker −10%#8474BE
Darker −20%#6652AD
Darker −30%#51418B
Darker −40%#3D3168
More saturated +25%#9884E1
Less saturated −25%#AEAABB

Channel breakdown

R163
G151
B206
Red163 (63.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue253.09°
Saturation (HSL)35.95%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 97 · B CE

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