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Recognised as Colour

#A589F5

  • #A589F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A589F5 is a violet with RGB values 165, 137, 245 and HSL 256°, 84%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A589F5#A589F5
HEX#A589F5
RGBrgb(165, 137, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5373, 0.9608
RGB percentages64.7%, 53.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(255.6, 84.4%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 44.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK32.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,848,757
CSS custom property--colour: #A589F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5A760A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669CF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A99F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#939DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9F589
Analogous#89A3F5, #DB89F5
Triadic#F5A589, #89F5A5
Split complementary#F5DB89, #A3F589
Tetradic#F589A3, #D9F589, #89F5DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE7FD
Lighter +10%#C9B8F9
Darker −10%#815AF1
Darker −20%#5D2BED
Darker −30%#4412D3
Darker −40%#350EA4
More saturated +25%#A07FFF
Less saturated −25%#AD99E5

Channel breakdown

R165
G137
B245
Red165 (64.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)84.38%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 89 · B F5

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