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Recognised as Colour

#A886BF

  • #A886BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A886BF is a violet with RGB values 168, 134, 191 and HSL 276°, 31%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A886BF#A886BF
HEX#A886BF
RGBrgb(168, 134, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5255, 0.749
RGB percentages65.9%, 52.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(275.8, 30.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 29.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK12%, 29.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,044,543
CSS custom property--colour: #A886BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#577940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D91C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8494BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A68D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DBF86
Analogous#8B86BF, #BF86B9
Triadic#BFA886, #86BFA8
Split complementary#BABF86, #86BF8B
Tetradic#BF8B86, #9DBF86, #86B9BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAF4
Lighter +20%#D8C9E2
Lighter +10%#C0A7D1
Darker −10%#9065AD
Darker −20%#764D92
Darker −30%#5B3C70
Darker −40%#402A4F
More saturated +25%#AC6FD6
Less saturated −25%#A49DA8

Channel breakdown

R168
G134
B191
Red168 (65.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue275.79°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 86 · B BF

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