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Colour

#A88BE9

  • #A88BE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A88BE9 is a violet with RGB values 168, 139, 233 and HSL 259°, 68%, 73%. 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

#A88BE9#A88BE9
HEX#A88BE9
RGBrgb(168, 139, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.9137
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(258.5, 68.1%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 40.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK27.9%, 40.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,045,865
CSS custom property--colour: #A88BE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#577416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#769AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9BAFno 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 text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE98B
Analogous#8B9DE9, #D78BE9
Triadic#E9A88B, #8BE9A8
Split complementary#E9D78B, #9DE98B
Tetradic#E98B9D, #CCE98B, #8BE9D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E1F9
Lighter +10%#C8B6F1
Darker −10%#8860E1
Darker −20%#6835D9
Darker −30%#5123B8
Darker −40%#3E1B8D
More saturated +25%#A17AFA
Less saturated −25%#AF9CD8

Channel breakdown

R168
G139
B233
Red168 (65.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue258.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.12%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B E9

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