Colour

#A59BC1

#A59BC1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A59BC1 is a violet with RGB values 165, 155, 193 and HSL 256°, 23%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A59BC1#A59BC1

HEX#A59BC1

RGBrgb(165, 155, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6078, 0.7569

RGB percentages64.7%, 60.8%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(255.8, 23.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 19.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK14.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,853,313

CSS custom property--colour: #A59BC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#5A643E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A0C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A0C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A0A1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.7 Plum · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7C19B

Analogous#9BA4C1, #B89BC1

Triadic#C1A59B, #9BC1A5

Split complementary#C1B89B, #A4C19B

Tetradic#C19BA4, #B7C19B, #9BC1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9FC

Lighter +20%#DEDAE8

Lighter +10%#C1BAD5

Darker −10%#897CAD

Darker −20%#6D5E98

Darker −30%#574B78

Darker −40%#403759

More saturated +25%#9B87D5

Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R165

G155

B193

Red165 (64.7%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)23.46%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 9B · B C1

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Colour values

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