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Recognised as Colour

#A266DD

  • #A266DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A266DD is a violet with RGB values 162, 102, 221 and HSL 270°, 64%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A266DD#A266DD
HEX#A266DD
RGBrgb(162, 102, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4, 0.8667
RGB percentages63.5%, 40%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(270.3, 63.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 53.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK26.7%, 53.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,643,165
CSS custom property--colour: #A266DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#5D9922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D80E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5182DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#987C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1DD66
Analogous#6766DD, #DD66DC
Triadic#DDA266, #66DDA2
Split complementary#DCDD66, #66DD66
Tetradic#DD6766, #A1DD66, #66DCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE3F9
Lighter +20%#D5B9F0
Lighter +10%#BB90E6
Darker −10%#893CD4
Darker −20%#6F28B5
Darker −30%#551F8B
Darker −40%#3C1661
More saturated +25%#A24FF4
Less saturated −25%#A27DC6

Channel breakdown

R162
G102
B221
Red162 (63.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue270.25°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 66 · B DD

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