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Recognised as Colour

#A595CF

  • #A595CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A595CF is a violet with RGB values 165, 149, 207 and HSL 257°, 38%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A595CF#A595CF
HEX#A595CF
RGBrgb(165, 149, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5843, 0.8118
RGB percentages64.7%, 58.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(256.6, 37.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 28%, 81.2%)
CMYK20.3%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,851,791
CSS custom property--colour: #A595CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5A6A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCF95
Analogous#95A2CF, #C295CF
Triadic#CFA595, #95CFA5
Split complementary#CFC295, #A2CF95
Tetradic#CF95A2, #BFCF95, #95CFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E1DBEF
Lighter +10%#C3B8DF
Darker −10%#8772BF
Darker −20%#6A4FAF
Darker −30%#543F8C
Darker −40%#3F2F69
More saturated +25%#9C82E2
Less saturated −25%#AEA8BC

Channel breakdown

R165
G149
B207
Red165 (64.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue256.55°
Saturation (HSL)37.66%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 95 · B CF

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