Colour

#A790BE

#A790BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A790BE is a violet with RGB values 167, 144, 190 and HSL 270°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A790BE#A790BE

HEX#A790BE

RGBrgb(167, 144, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5647, 0.7451

RGB percentages65.5%, 56.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(270, 26.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK12.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,981,566

CSS custom property--colour: #A790BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#586F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8898C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D99BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A496A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7BE90

Analogous#9090BE, #BE90BE

Triadic#BEA790, #90BEA7

Split complementary#BEBE90, #90BE90

Tetradic#BE9090, #A7BE90, #90BEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0F7

Lighter +20%#DAD0E4

Lighter +10%#C1B0D1

Darker −10%#8D70AB

Darker −20%#745692

Darker −30%#5A4372

Darker −40%#413052

More saturated +25%#A77AD4

Less saturated −25%#A7A6A8

Channel breakdown

R167

G144

B190

Red167 (65.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)26.14%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 90 · B BE

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