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Recognised as Colour

#A993DE

  • #A993DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A993DE is a violet with RGB values 169, 147, 222 and HSL 258°, 53%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A993DE#A993DE
HEX#A993DE
RGBrgb(169, 147, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5765, 0.8706
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(257.6, 53.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 33.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK23.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,438
CSS custom property--colour: #A993DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#566C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9F9FAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.8Thistle · ΔE 31.6Orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8DE93
Analogous#93A3DE, #CE93DE
Triadic#DEA993, #93DEA9
Split complementary#DECE93, #A3DE93
Tetradic#DE93A3, #C8DE93, #93DECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E1F6
Lighter +10%#C8BAEA
Darker −10%#8A6CD2
Darker −20%#6B45C6
Darker −30%#5433A5
Darker −40%#40277E
More saturated +25%#A281F0
Less saturated −25%#B0A5CC

Channel breakdown

R169
G147
B222
Red169 (66.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue257.6°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 93 · B DE

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