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Recognised as Colour

#A794CD

  • #A794CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A794CD is a violet with RGB values 167, 148, 205 and HSL 260°, 36%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A794CD#A794CD
HEX#A794CD
RGBrgb(167, 148, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5804, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.5%, 58%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(260, 36.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 27.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK18.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,982,605
CSS custom property--colour: #A794CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#586B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A09DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BACD94
Analogous#949DCD, #C394CD
Triadic#CDA794, #94CDA7
Split complementary#CDC394, #9DCD94
Tetradic#CD949E, #BACD94, #94CDC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E0DAED
Lighter +10%#C4B7DD
Darker −10%#8A71BD
Darker −20%#6E50AB
Darker −30%#584088
Darker −40%#412F66
More saturated +25%#A080E1
Less saturated −25%#AEA8B9

Channel breakdown

R167
G148
B205
Red167 (65.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)36.31%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 94 · B CD

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