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Colour

#A797CA

  • #A797CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A797CA is a violet with RGB values 167, 151, 202 and HSL 259°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A797CA#A797CA
HEX#A797CA
RGBrgb(167, 151, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5922, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(258.8, 32.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 25.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,370
CSS custom property--colour: #A797CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#586835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A19FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Thistle · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BACA97
Analogous#97A1CA, #C097CA
Triadic#CAA797, #97CAA7
Split complementary#CAC197, #A1CA97
Tetradic#CA97A1, #BACA97, #97CAC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E0DBEC
Lighter +10%#C4B9DB
Darker −10%#8A75B9
Darker −20%#6E55A6
Darker −30%#584484
Darker −40%#413263
More saturated +25%#A083DE
Less saturated −25%#AEABB6

Channel breakdown

R167
G151
B202
Red167 (65.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue258.82°
Saturation (HSL)32.48%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 97 · B CA

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