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Recognised as Colour

#A586E2

  • #A586E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A586E2 is a violet with RGB values 165, 134, 226 and HSL 260°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A586E2#A586E2
HEX#A586E2
RGBrgb(165, 134, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5255, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.7%, 52.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(260.2, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK27%, 40.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,847,970
CSS custom property--colour: #A586E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5A791D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7395E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9996A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3E286
Analogous#8695E2, #D386E2
Triadic#E2A586, #86E2A5
Split complementary#E2D386, #95E286
Tetradic#E28695, #C3E286, #86E2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2D8F6
Lighter +10%#C4AFEC
Darker −10%#865DD8
Darker −20%#6834CE
Darker −30%#5328A7
Darker −40%#3E1E7E
More saturated +25%#9F73F5
Less saturated −25%#AB99CF

Channel breakdown

R165
G134
B226
Red165 (64.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue260.22°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 86 · B E2

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