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Recognised as Colour

#A993C8

  • #A993C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A993C8 is a violet with RGB values 169, 147, 200 and HSL 265°, 33%, 68%. 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

#A993C8#A993C8
HEX#A993C8
RGBrgb(169, 147, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5765, 0.7843
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(264.9, 32.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 26.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK15.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,416
CSS custom property--colour: #A993C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#566C37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A49BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2C893
Analogous#9397C8, #C493C8
Triadic#C8A993, #93C8A9
Split complementary#C8C493, #97C893
Tetradic#C89397, #B2C893, #93C8C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FC
Lighter +20%#DFD7EA
Lighter +10%#C4B5D9
Darker −10%#8E71B7
Darker −20%#7453A2
Darker −30%#5C4181
Darker −40%#44305F
More saturated +25%#A67FDC
Less saturated −25%#ACA7B4

Channel breakdown

R169
G147
B200
Red169 (66.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue264.91°
Saturation (HSL)32.52%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 93 · B C8

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