Colour

#A79EBC

#A79EBC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A79EBC is a violet with RGB values 167, 158, 188 and HSL 258°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A79EBC#A79EBC

HEX#A79EBC

RGBrgb(167, 158, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6196, 0.7373

RGB percentages65.5%, 62%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(258, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK11.2%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,985,148

CSS custom property--colour: #A79EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#586143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A2BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A4A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Silver · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3BC9E

Analogous#9EA4BC, #B69EBC

Triadic#BCA79E, #9EBCA7

Split complementary#BCB69E, #A4BC9E

Tetradic#BC9EA4, #B3BC9E, #9EBCB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FB

Lighter +20%#DEDAE6

Lighter +10%#C2BCD1

Darker −10%#8C80A7

Darker −20%#716490

Darker −30%#594F72

Darker −40%#423A54

More saturated +25%#9F8AD1

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R167

G158

B188

Red167 (65.5%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue258°

Saturation (HSL)18.29%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 9E · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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