Colour

#A587B2

#A587B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A587B2 is a violet with RGB values 165, 135, 178 and HSL 282°, 22%, 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

#A587B2#A587B2

HEX#A587B2

RGBrgb(165, 135, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5294, 0.698

RGB percentages64.7%, 52.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(281.9, 21.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 24.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK7.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,848,178

CSS custom property--colour: #A587B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#5A784D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8190B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8892B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A58C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8 Thistle · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Gray · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#94B287

Analogous#9087B2, #B287AA

Triadic#B2A587, #87B2A5

Split complementary#AAB287, #87B290

Tetradic#B29087, #94B287, #87AAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE4EE

Lighter +20%#D4C5DA

Lighter +10%#BCA6C6

Darker −10%#8E689E

Darker −20%#735281

Darker −30%#573F61

Darker −40%#3B2B42

More saturated +25%#AF6ECB

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R165

G135

B178

Red165 (64.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue281.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.83%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 87 · B B2

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