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Recognised as Colour

#A397CF

  • #A397CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A397CF is a blue with RGB values 163, 151, 207 and HSL 253°, 37%, 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

#A397CF#A397CF
HEX#A397CF
RGBrgb(163, 151, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5922, 0.8118
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(252.9, 36.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 27.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,231
CSS custom property--colour: #A397CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5C6830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9ECDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CF97
Analogous#97A7CF, #BF97CF
Triadic#CFA397, #97CFA3
Split complementary#CFBF97, #A7CF97
Tetradic#CF97A7, #C3CF97, #97CFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DDEF
Lighter +10%#C2BADF
Darker −10%#8474BF
Darker −20%#6551AF
Darker −30%#51418C
Darker −40%#3D3169
More saturated +25%#9884E2
Less saturated −25%#AEAABC

Channel breakdown

R163
G151
B207
Red163 (63.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 97 · B CF

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