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Recognised as Colour

#A88FD4

  • #A88FD4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A88FD4 is a violet with RGB values 168, 143, 212 and HSL 262°, 45%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A88FD4#A88FD4
HEX#A88FD4
RGBrgb(168, 143, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5608, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.9%, 56.1%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(261.7, 44.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 32.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK20.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,046,868
CSS custom property--colour: #A88FD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#57702B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F9BD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A09AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBD48F
Analogous#8F98D4, #CB8FD4
Triadic#D4A88F, #8FD4A8
Split complementary#D4CB8F, #98D48F
Tetradic#D48F99, #BBD48F, #8FD4CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E1D9F0
Lighter +10%#C5B4E2
Darker −10%#8B6AC6
Darker −20%#6F46B7
Darker −30%#593892
Darker −40%#422A6D
More saturated +25%#A37CE7
Less saturated −25%#ADA2C1

Channel breakdown

R168
G143
B212
Red168 (65.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 8F · B D4

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