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Colour

#A888FF

  • #A888FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A888FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 136, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A888FF#A888FF
HEX#A888FF
RGBrgb(168, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.1, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,119
CSS custom property--colour: #A888FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#577700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#949FB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFF88
Analogous#88A4FF, #E388FF
Triadic#FFA888, #88FFA8
Split complementary#FFE388, #A4FF88
Tetradic#FF88A4, #DFFF88, #88FFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EEFF
Lighter +10%#CDBBFF
Darker −10%#8355FF
Darker −20%#5D22FF
Darker −30%#4000EE
Darker −40%#3200BB
More saturated +25%#A888FF
Less saturated −25%#AF97F0

Channel breakdown

R168
G136
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 88 · B FF

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