Colour

#A58CB0

#A58CB0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A58CB0 is a violet with RGB values 165, 140, 176 and HSL 282°, 19%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A58CB0#A58CB0

HEX#A58CB0

RGBrgb(165, 140, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.549, 0.6902

RGB percentages64.7%, 54.9%, 69%

HSLhsl(281.7, 18.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 20.5%, 69%)

CMYK6.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,849,456

CSS custom property--colour: #A58CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#5A734F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8893B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D95AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A59098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97B08C

Analogous#938CB0, #B08CA9

Triadic#B0A58C, #8CB0A5

Split complementary#A9B08C, #8CB093

Tetradic#B0938C, #97B08C, #8CA9B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE7EE

Lighter +20%#D4C8DA

Lighter +10%#BDAAC5

Darker −10%#8D6E9B

Darker −20%#73577F

Darker −30%#574261

Darker −40%#3C2E42

More saturated +25%#AE74C8

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R165

G140

B176

Red165 (64.7%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue281.67°

Saturation (HSL)18.56%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 8C · B B0

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