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Colour

#A790BF

  • #A790BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A790BF is a violet with RGB values 167, 144, 191 and HSL 269°, 27%, 66%. 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

#A790BF#A790BF
HEX#A790BF
RGBrgb(167, 144, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5647, 0.749
RGB percentages65.5%, 56.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(269.4, 26.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 24.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK12.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,981,567
CSS custom property--colour: #A790BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#586F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8898C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C99BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#A496A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8BF90
Analogous#9091BF, #BE90BF
Triadic#BFA790, #90BFA7
Split complementary#BFBF90, #91BF90
Tetradic#BF9091, #A8BF90, #90BFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F1F7
Lighter +20%#DAD1E4
Lighter +10%#C1B0D2
Darker −10%#8D70AC
Darker −20%#745594
Darker −30%#5A4373
Darker −40%#413053
More saturated +25%#A77AD5
Less saturated −25%#A7A6A9

Channel breakdown

R167
G144
B191
Red167 (65.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue269.36°
Saturation (HSL)26.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 90 · B BF

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