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Recognised as Colour

#A56AFF

  • #A56AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A56AFF is a violet with RGB values 165, 106, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A56AFF#A56AFF
HEX#A56AFF
RGBrgb(165, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.8, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,840,831
CSS custom property--colour: #A56AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#5A9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3489FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#918AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4FF6A
Analogous#6A7AFF, #EF6AFF
Triadic#FFA56A, #6AFFA5
Split complementary#FFEF6A, #7AFF6A
Tetradic#FF6A7A, #C4FF6A, #6AFFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3D0FF
Lighter +10%#C49DFF
Darker −10%#8637FF
Darker −20%#6704FF
Darker −30%#5200D0
Darker −40%#3E009D
More saturated +25%#A56AFF
Less saturated −25%#A97DEC

Channel breakdown

R165
G106
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 6A · B FF

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