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Recognised as Colour

#A58EDA

  • #A58EDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A58EDA is a violet with RGB values 165, 142, 218 and HSL 258°, 51%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A58EDA#A58EDA
HEX#A58EDA
RGBrgb(165, 142, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5569, 0.8549
RGB percentages64.7%, 55.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(258.2, 50.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 34.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK24.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,850,010
CSS custom property--colour: #A58EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5A7125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F99D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Orchid · ΔE 30.9Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DA8E
Analogous#8E9DDA, #CB8EDA
Triadic#DAA58E, #8EDAA5
Split complementary#DACB8E, #9DDA8E
Tetradic#DA8E9D, #C3DA8E, #8EDACB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DBF3
Lighter +10%#C4B4E7
Darker −10%#8668CD
Darker −20%#6841C1
Darker −30%#53339C
Darker −40%#3E2676
More saturated +25%#9E7BED
Less saturated −25%#ACA1C7

Channel breakdown

R165
G142
B218
Red165 (64.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue258.16°
Saturation (HSL)50.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 8E · B DA

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