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Recognised as Colour

#A88AE7

  • #A88AE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A88AE7 is a violet with RGB values 168, 138, 231 and HSL 259°, 66%, 72%. 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

#A88AE7#A88AE7
HEX#A88AE7
RGBrgb(168, 138, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5412, 0.9059
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(259.4, 66%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.4, 40.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK27.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,607
CSS custom property--colour: #A88AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#577518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709AEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7699E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24Orchid · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E78A
Analogous#8A9BE7, #D68AE7
Triadic#E7A88A, #8AE7A8
Split complementary#E7D68A, #9BE78A
Tetradic#E78A9B, #C9E78A, #8AE7D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DFF8
Lighter +10%#C7B4F0
Darker −10%#8960DE
Darker −20%#6935D6
Darker −30%#5325B3
Darker −40%#3F1C89
More saturated +25%#A278F9
Less saturated −25%#AE9CD5

Channel breakdown

R168
G138
B231
Red168 (65.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue259.35°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8A · B E7

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