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Recognised as Colour

#A79ACA

  • #A79ACA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A79ACA is a violet with RGB values 167, 154, 202 and HSL 256°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A79ACA#A79ACA
HEX#A79ACA
RGBrgb(167, 154, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6039, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.5%, 60.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(256.3, 31.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 23.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,138
CSS custom property--colour: #A79ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#586535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCA9A
Analogous#9AA5CA, #BF9ACA
Triadic#CAA79A, #9ACAA7
Split complementary#CABF9A, #A5CA9A
Tetradic#CA9AA5, #BDCA9A, #9ACABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E1DDED
Lighter +10%#C4BBDC
Darker −10%#8A79B8
Darker −20%#6D57A7
Darker −30%#574685
Darker −40%#413464
More saturated +25%#9E87DD
Less saturated −25%#B0ADB7

Channel breakdown

R167
G154
B202
Red167 (65.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue256.25°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9A · B CA

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