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Recognised as Colour

#A58CD9

  • #A58CD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A58CD9 is a violet with RGB values 165, 140, 217 and HSL 259°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A58CD9#A58CD9
HEX#A58CD9
RGBrgb(165, 140, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.549, 0.851
RGB percentages64.7%, 54.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.5, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK24%, 35.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,849,497
CSS custom property--colour: #A58CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5A7326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7999DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D98D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9B99A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 30.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0D98C
Analogous#8C9AD9, #CB8CD9
Triadic#D9A58C, #8CD9A5
Split complementary#D9CC8C, #9AD98C
Tetradic#D98C9A, #C0D98C, #8CD9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D9F2
Lighter +10%#C3B2E6
Darker −10%#8766CC
Darker −20%#693FC0
Darker −30%#543399
Darker −40%#3F2673
More saturated +25%#9E79EC
Less saturated −25%#AC9FC6

Channel breakdown

R165
G140
B217
Red165 (64.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.48°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 8C · B D9

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