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Recognised as Colour

#A586B3

  • #A586B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A586B3 is a violet with RGB values 165, 134, 179 and HSL 281°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A586B3#A586B3
HEX#A586B3
RGBrgb(165, 134, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5255, 0.702
RGB percentages64.7%, 52.5%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(281.3, 22.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 25.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK7.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,847,923
CSS custom property--colour: #A586B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5A794C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808FB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8792B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#A48B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Thistle · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 25Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B386
Analogous#8F86B3, #B386AB
Triadic#B3A586, #86B3A5
Split complementary#ABB386, #86B38F
Tetradic#B38F86, #94B386, #86ABB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE4EE
Lighter +20%#D4C5DA
Lighter +10%#BCA5C7
Darker −10%#8E679F
Darker −20%#735182
Darker −30%#573E62
Darker −40%#3B2A43
More saturated +25%#AE6DCC
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R165
G134
B179
Red165 (64.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue281.33°
Saturation (HSL)22.84%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 86 · B B3

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