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Recognised as Colour

#A789B5

  • #A789B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A789B5 is a violet with RGB values 167, 137, 181 and HSL 281°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A789B5#A789B5
HEX#A789B5
RGBrgb(167, 137, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5373, 0.7098
RGB percentages65.5%, 53.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(280.9, 22.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 24.3%, 71%)
CMYK7.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,979,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A789B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#58764A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8392B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8995B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#A68E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97B589
Analogous#9189B5, #B589AD
Triadic#B5A789, #89B5A7
Split complementary#ADB589, #89B591
Tetradic#B59189, #97B589, #89ADB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7F0
Lighter +20%#D6C8DC
Lighter +10%#BEA8C9
Darker −10%#906AA1
Darker −20%#755385
Darker −30%#594065
Darker −40%#3E2C46
More saturated +25%#B071CD
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R167
G137
B181
Red167 (65.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)22.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 89 · B B5

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