Colour

#A590AF

#A590AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A590AF is a violet with RGB values 165, 144, 175 and HSL 281°, 16%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A590AF

RGBrgb(165, 144, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5647, 0.6863

RGB percentages64.7%, 56.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(280.6, 16.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 17.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK5.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,850,479

CSS custom property--colour: #A590AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#5A6F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C96B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9098AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A5939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 18 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Gray · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AAF90

Analogous#9690AF, #AF90A9

Triadic#AFA590, #90AFA5

Split complementary#A9AF90, #90AF96

Tetradic#AF9690, #9AAF90, #90A9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE9EF

Lighter +20%#D5CBDA

Lighter +10%#BDAEC4

Darker −10%#8D729A

Darker −20%#735B7E

Darker −30%#584660

Darker −40%#3D3043

More saturated +25%#AD78C7

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R165

G144

B175

Red165 (64.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue280.65°

Saturation (HSL)16.23%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 90 · B AF

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