Colour

#A88BF4

#A88BF4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A88BF4 is a violet with RGB values 168, 139, 244 and HSL 257°, 83%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A88BF4

RGBrgb(168, 139, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5451, 0.9569

RGB percentages65.9%, 54.5%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(256.6, 82.7%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 43%, 95.7%)

CMYK31.1%, 43%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,045,876

CSS custom property--colour: #A88BF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#57740B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B9DF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F9BF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#979EB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7F48B

Analogous#8BA3F4, #DD8BF4

Triadic#F4A88B, #8BF4A8

Split complementary#F4DC8B, #A3F48B

Tetradic#F48BA3, #D7F48B, #8BF4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE8FD

Lighter +10%#CBBAF8

Darker −10%#855CF0

Darker −20%#622EEB

Darker −30%#4814D2

Darker −40%#3810A3

More saturated +25%#A380FF

Less saturated −25%#AF9BE4

Channel breakdown

R168

G139

B244

Red168 (65.9%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue256.57°

Saturation (HSL)82.68%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 8B · B F4

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