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Recognised as Colour

#A985C0

  • #A985C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A985C0 is a violet with RGB values 169, 133, 192 and HSL 277°, 32%, 64%. 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

#A985C0#A985C0
HEX#A985C0
RGBrgb(169, 133, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5216, 0.7529
RGB percentages66.3%, 52.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(276.6, 31.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 30.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK12%, 30.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,824
CSS custom property--colour: #A985C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#567A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B91C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8393BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A78D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 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 text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CC085
Analogous#8B85C0, #C085B9
Triadic#C0A985, #85C0A9
Split complementary#B9C085, #85C08B
Tetradic#C08B85, #9CC085, #85B9C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAF4
Lighter +20%#D8C8E3
Lighter +10%#C1A7D1
Darker −10%#9163AF
Darker −20%#774C93
Darker −30%#5C3B71
Darker −40%#412950
More saturated +25%#AE6ED7
Less saturated −25%#A49CA9

Channel breakdown

R169
G133
B192
Red169 (66.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue276.61°
Saturation (HSL)31.89%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 85 · B C0

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