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Recognised as Colour

#A891D9

  • #A891D9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A891D9 is a violet with RGB values 168, 145, 217 and HSL 259°, 49%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A891D9#A891D9
HEX#A891D9
RGBrgb(168, 145, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5686, 0.851
RGB percentages65.9%, 56.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.2, 48.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 33.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK22.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,047,385
CSS custom property--colour: #A891D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#576E26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809DDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#849CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9F9DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 30Thistle · ΔE 30.6Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2D991
Analogous#919ED9, #CC91D9
Triadic#D9A891, #91D9A8
Split complementary#D9CC91, #9ED991
Tetradic#D9919E, #C2D991, #91D9CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DDF3
Lighter +10%#C6B7E6
Darker −10%#8A6BCC
Darker −20%#6C45BF
Darker −30%#56369B
Darker −40%#412975
More saturated +25%#A17EEB
Less saturated −25%#AFA3C6

Channel breakdown

R168
G145
B217
Red168 (65.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.17°
Saturation (HSL)48.65%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 91 · B D9

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