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Recognised as Colour

#A593CD

  • #A593CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A593CD is a violet with RGB values 165, 147, 205 and HSL 259°, 37%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A593CD#A593CD
HEX#A593CD
RGBrgb(165, 147, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5765, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.7%, 57.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(258.6, 36.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 28.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK19.5%, 28.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,851,277
CSS custom property--colour: #A593CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5A6C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9E9CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBCD93
Analogous#939ECD, #C293CD
Triadic#CDA593, #93CDA5
Split complementary#CDC293, #9ECD93
Tetradic#CD939E, #BBCD93, #93CDC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#DFD9ED
Lighter +10%#C2B6DD
Darker −10%#8870BD
Darker −20%#6C4FAB
Darker −30%#563F88
Darker −40%#402F65
More saturated +25%#9E7FE1
Less saturated −25%#ACA7B9

Channel breakdown

R165
G147
B205
Red165 (64.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue258.62°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 93 · B CD

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