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Recognised as Colour

#A88CC1

  • #A88CC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A88CC1 is a violet with RGB values 168, 140, 193 and HSL 272°, 30%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A88CC1#A88CC1
HEX#A88CC1
RGBrgb(168, 140, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.549, 0.7569
RGB percentages65.9%, 54.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(271.7, 29.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 27.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK13%, 27.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,046,081
CSS custom property--colour: #A88CC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#57733E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8396C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8897BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5939Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5C18C
Analogous#8E8CC1, #C18CC0
Triadic#C1A88C, #8CC1A8
Split complementary#C0C18C, #8CC18E
Tetradic#C18E8C, #A5C18C, #8CBFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EFF7
Lighter +20%#DACEE5
Lighter +10%#C1ADD3
Darker −10%#8F6BAF
Darker −20%#755196
Darker −30%#5C3F75
Darker −40%#422D54
More saturated +25%#A976D7
Less saturated −25%#A7A2AB

Channel breakdown

R168
G140
B193
Red168 (65.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue271.7°
Saturation (HSL)29.94%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8C · B C1

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