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Colour

#A85ABB

  • #A85ABB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A85ABB is a violet with RGB values 168, 90, 187 and HSL 288°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A85ABB#A85ABB
HEX#A85ABB
RGBrgb(168, 90, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3529, 0.7333
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(288.2, 41.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 51.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK10.2%, 51.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,275
CSS custom property--colour: #A85ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#57A544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4874BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#617CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A96882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Violet · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBB5A
Analogous#775ABB, #BB5A9E
Triadic#BBA85A, #5ABBA8
Split complementary#9EBB5A, #5ABB77
Tetradic#BB775A, #6DBB5A, #5A9EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EAF7
Lighter +30%#E1C6E8
Lighter +20%#CEA2D9
Lighter +10%#BB7ECA
Darker −10%#8E42A0
Darker −20%#6E337C
Darker −30%#4E2458
Darker −40%#2E1534
More saturated +25%#BA3DD8
Less saturated −25%#96779E

Channel breakdown

R168
G90
B187
Red168 (65.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue288.25°
Saturation (HSL)41.63%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5A · B BB

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