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Recognised as Colour

#A580CC

  • #A580CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A580CC is a violet with RGB values 165, 128, 204 and HSL 269°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A580CC#A580CC
HEX#A580CC
RGBrgb(165, 128, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.502, 0.8
RGB percentages64.7%, 50.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(269.2, 42.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 37.3%, 80%)
CMYK19.1%, 37.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,846,412
CSS custom property--colour: #A580CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5A7F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#7890CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Plum · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Violet · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7CC80
Analogous#8081CC, #CB80CC
Triadic#CCA580, #80CCA5
Split complementary#CCCB80, #81CC80
Tetradic#CC8081, #A7CC80, #80CCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EDF8
Lighter +20%#D9C9E9
Lighter +10%#BFA4DB
Darker −10%#8B5CBD
Darker −20%#7242A4
Darker −30%#583380
Darker −40%#3F255B
More saturated +25%#A46AE2
Less saturated −25%#A696B6

Channel breakdown

R165
G128
B204
Red165 (64.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue269.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.7%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 80 · B CC

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