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Recognised as Colour

#A086DD

  • #A086DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A086DD is a violet with RGB values 160, 134, 221 and HSL 258°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A086DD#A086DD
HEX#A086DD
RGBrgb(160, 134, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5255, 0.8667
RGB percentages62.7%, 52.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(257.9, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK27.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,520,285
CSS custom property--colour: #A086DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5F7922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7293DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9395A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3DD86
Analogous#8698DD, #CB86DD
Triadic#DDA086, #86DDA0
Split complementary#DDCB86, #98DD86
Tetradic#DD8698, #C3DD86, #86DDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DFD6F3
Lighter +10%#BFAEE8
Darker −10%#815ED2
Darker −20%#6237C6
Darker −30%#4E2C9E
Darker −40%#3A2176
More saturated +25%#9873F0
Less saturated −25%#A899CA

Channel breakdown

R160
G134
B221
Red160 (62.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue257.93°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 86 · B DD

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