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Colour

#A895C8

  • #A895C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A895C8 is a violet with RGB values 168, 149, 200 and HSL 262°, 32%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A895C8#A895C8
HEX#A895C8
RGBrgb(168, 149, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5843, 0.7843
RGB percentages65.9%, 58.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(262.4, 31.7%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 25.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK16%, 25.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,392
CSS custom property--colour: #A895C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#576A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A39CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5C895
Analogous#959CC8, #C195C8
Triadic#C8A895, #95C8A8
Split complementary#C8C195, #9CC895
Tetradic#C8959C, #B5C895, #95C8C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFC
Lighter +20%#DFD8EB
Lighter +10%#C4B7D9
Darker −10%#8C73B7
Darker −20%#7254A3
Darker −30%#5A4381
Darker −40%#43325F
More saturated +25%#A381DC
Less saturated −25%#ADA9B4

Channel breakdown

R168
G149
B200
Red168 (65.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue262.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.68%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 95 · B C8

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