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Colour

#A88BB2

  • #A88BB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A88BB2 is a violet with RGB values 168, 139, 178 and HSL 285°, 20%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A88BB2#A88BB2
HEX#A88BB2
RGBrgb(168, 139, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.698
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(284.6, 20.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 21.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,810
CSS custom property--colour: #A88BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#57744D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8693B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A88F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.4Thistle · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1Dark grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95B28B
Analogous#958BB2, #B28BA9
Triadic#B2A88B, #8BB2A8
Split complementary#A9B28B, #8BB295
Tetradic#B2958B, #95B28B, #8BA9B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7EF
Lighter +20%#D6C8DB
Lighter +10%#BFAAC6
Darker −10%#916C9E
Darker −20%#765681
Darker −30%#5A4163
Darker −40%#3E2D44
More saturated +25%#B473CA
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R168
G139
B178
Red168 (65.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue284.62°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B B2

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