Colour

#A642BF

#A642BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A642BF is a violet with RGB values 166, 66, 191 and HSL 288°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A642BF#A642BF

HEX#A642BF

RGBrgb(166, 66, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2588, 0.749

RGB percentages65.1%, 25.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(288, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK13.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,896,063

CSS custom property--colour: #A642BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#59BD40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1768C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A72BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Tritanopia#A6587Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8 Purple · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5BBF42

Analogous#6742BF, #BF429A

Triadic#BFA642, #42BFA6

Split complementary#9ABF42, #42BF67

Tetradic#BF6842, #5BBF42, #429ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEDAF3

Lighter +30%#DCB4E6

Lighter +20%#CA8ED9

Lighter +10%#B868CC

Darker −10%#86349A

Darker −20%#642774

Darker −30%#431A4E

Darker −40%#220D28

More saturated +25%#B922DF

Less saturated −25%#93629F

Channel breakdown

R166

G66

B191

Red166 (65.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 42 · B BF

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