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Colour

#A588DD

  • #A588DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A588DD is a violet with RGB values 165, 136, 221 and HSL 260°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A588DD#A588DD
HEX#A588DD
RGBrgb(165, 136, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5333, 0.8667
RGB percentages64.7%, 53.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(260.5, 55.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.5, 38.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK25.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,848,477
CSS custom property--colour: #A588DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5A7722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7297E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7796DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9A96A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.4Plum · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 27.2Violet · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0DD88
Analogous#8895DD, #D088DD
Triadic#DDA588, #88DDA5
Split complementary#DDCF88, #96DD88
Tetradic#DD8895, #C0DD88, #88DDD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D7F4
Lighter +10%#C3B0E8
Darker −10%#8760D2
Darker −20%#6939C6
Darker −30%#542D9F
Darker −40%#3F2277
More saturated +25%#9F75F0
Less saturated −25%#AB9BCA

Channel breakdown

R165
G136
B221
Red165 (64.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue260.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 88 · B DD

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