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Colour

#A985BE

  • #A985BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A985BE is a violet with RGB values 169, 133, 190 and HSL 278°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A985BE#A985BE
HEX#A985BE
RGBrgb(169, 133, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5216, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.3%, 52.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(277.9, 30.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 30%, 74.5%)
CMYK11.1%, 30%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,822
CSS custom property--colour: #A985BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#567A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C90C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#8493BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A78C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 29Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ABE85
Analogous#8C85BE, #BE85B7
Triadic#BEA985, #85BEA9
Split complementary#B6BE85, #85BE8C
Tetradic#BE8C85, #9ABE85, #85B7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE9F3
Lighter +20%#D8C8E1
Lighter +10%#C0A6D0
Darker −10%#9264AC
Darker −20%#774D90
Darker −30%#5C3B6F
Darker −40%#40294E
More saturated +25%#AF6ED5
Less saturated −25%#A39CA7

Channel breakdown

R169
G133
B190
Red169 (66.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue277.89°
Saturation (HSL)30.48%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 85 · B BE

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