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Recognised as Colour

#A588D4

  • #A588D4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A588D4 is a violet with RGB values 165, 136, 212 and HSL 263°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A588D4#A588D4
HEX#A588D4
RGBrgb(165, 136, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5333, 0.8314
RGB percentages64.7%, 53.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(262.9, 46.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 35.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK22.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,848,468
CSS custom property--colour: #A588D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5A772B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7695D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C95D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9D94A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Violet · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7D488
Analogous#8891D4, #CB88D4
Triadic#D4A588, #88D4A5
Split complementary#D4CB88, #91D488
Tetradic#D48891, #B7D488, #88D4CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FD
Lighter +20%#DED3EF
Lighter +10%#C1ADE2
Darker −10%#8963C6
Darker −20%#6D41B5
Darker −30%#57348F
Darker −40%#40266A
More saturated +25%#A074E8
Less saturated −25%#AA9CC0

Channel breakdown

R165
G136
B212
Red165 (64.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue262.89°
Saturation (HSL)46.91%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 88 · B D4

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