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Recognised as Colour

#A7A3DB

  • #A7A3DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A7A3DB is a blue with RGB values 167, 163, 219 and HSL 244°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A7A3DB#A7A3DB
HEX#A7A3DB
RGBrgb(167, 163, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6392, 0.8588
RGB percentages65.5%, 63.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(244.3, 43.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 25.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK23.7%, 25.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,986,459
CSS custom property--colour: #A7A3DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#585C24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A7DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DBA3
Analogous#A3BBDB, #C3A3DB
Triadic#DBA7A3, #A3DBA7
Split complementary#DBC3A3, #BBDBA3
Tetradic#DBA3BB, #D7DBA3, #A3DBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDECF8
Lighter +10%#CAC8E9
Darker −10%#847ECD
Darker −20%#615ABE
Darker −30%#4840A5
Darker −40%#383280
More saturated +25%#9993EB
Less saturated −25%#B5B3CB

Channel breakdown

R167
G163
B219
Red167 (65.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G A3 · B DB

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