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Recognised as Colour

#A889EE

  • #A889EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A889EE is a violet with RGB values 168, 137, 238 and HSL 258°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A889EE#A889EE
HEX#A889EE
RGBrgb(168, 137, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5373, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.9%, 53.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(258.4, 74.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 42.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,358
CSS custom property--colour: #A889EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#577611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7199EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#999BB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFEE89
Analogous#899DEE, #DB89EE
Triadic#EEA889, #89EEA8
Split complementary#EEDB89, #9CEE89
Tetradic#EE899D, #CFEE89, #89EEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE2FB
Lighter +10%#C9B6F4
Darker −10%#875CE8
Darker −20%#6630E1
Darker −30%#4F1CC2
Darker −40%#3D1695
More saturated +25%#A178FF
Less saturated −25%#AF9ADD

Channel breakdown

R168
G137
B238
Red168 (65.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue258.42°
Saturation (HSL)74.81%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 89 · B EE

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