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Colour

#A690BC

  • #A690BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A690BC is a violet with RGB values 166, 144, 188 and HSL 270°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A690BC#A690BC
HEX#A690BC
RGBrgb(166, 144, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5647, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.1%, 56.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(270, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK11.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,916,028
CSS custom property--colour: #A690BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#596F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8998BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D99BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A3969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6BC90
Analogous#9090BC, #BC90BC
Triadic#BCA690, #90BCA6
Split complementary#BCBC90, #90BC90
Tetradic#BC9090, #A6BC90, #90BCBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EFF6
Lighter +20%#D9D0E2
Lighter +10%#C0B0CF
Darker −10%#8C70A9
Darker −20%#73578F
Darker −30%#5A4370
Darker −40%#403050
More saturated +25%#A67AD2
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R166
G144
B188
Red166 (65.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 90 · B BC

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