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Recognised as Colour

#A685BB

  • #A685BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A685BB is a violet with RGB values 166, 133, 187 and HSL 277°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A685BB#A685BB
HEX#A685BB
RGBrgb(166, 133, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5216, 0.7333
RGB percentages65.1%, 52.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(276.7, 28.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 28.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,913,211
CSS custom property--colour: #A685BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#597A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C90BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8392B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A48C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABB85
Analogous#8B85BB, #BB85B5
Triadic#BBA685, #85BBA6
Split complementary#B5BB85, #85BB8B
Tetradic#BB8B85, #9ABB85, #85B5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE7F2
Lighter +20%#D6C6E0
Lighter +10%#BEA6CD
Darker −10%#8E64A9
Darker −20%#744E8C
Darker −30%#593C6B
Darker −40%#3E2A4A
More saturated +25%#AB6DD3
Less saturated −25%#A19DA3

Channel breakdown

R166
G133
B187
Red166 (65.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 85 · B BB

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