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Colour

#A600DD

  • #A600DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A600DD is a violet with RGB values 166, 0, 221 and HSL 285°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A600DD#A600DD
HEX#A600DD
RGBrgb(166, 0, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0, 0.8667
RGB percentages65.1%, 0%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(285.1, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK24.9%, 100%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,879,197
CSS custom property--colour: #A600DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#59FF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A04E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.4Blue violet · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4Medium blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37DD00
Analogous#3800DD, #DD00A6
Triadic#DDA600, #00DDA6
Split complementary#A6DD00, #00DD37
Tetradic#DD3700, #37DD00, #00A6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAAAFF
Lighter +30%#DD77FF
Lighter +20%#D044FF
Lighter +10%#C411FF
Darker −10%#8000AA
Darker −20%#590077
Darker −30%#330044
Darker −40%#0D0011
More saturated +25%#A600DD
Less saturated −25%#981CC1

Channel breakdown

R166
G0
B221
Red166 (65.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue285.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 00 · B DD

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