Colour

#A652DE

#A652DE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A652DE is a violet with RGB values 166, 82, 222 and HSL 276°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A652DE#A652DE

HEX#A652DE

RGBrgb(166, 82, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3216, 0.8706

RGB percentages65.1%, 32.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(276, 68%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 63.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK25.2%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,900,190

CSS custom property--colour: #A652DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#59AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D7BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9E6E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ADE52

Analogous#6052DE, #DE52D0

Triadic#DEA652, #52DEA6

Split complementary#D0DE52, #52DE60

Tetradic#DE6052, #8ADE52, #52D0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFF

Lighter +30%#E8D2F7

Lighter +20%#D2A8EE

Lighter +10%#BC7DE6

Darker −10%#9029D4

Darker −20%#7320AA

Darker −30%#56187F

Darker −40%#391054

More saturated +25%#AB38F8

Less saturated −25%#A16CC4

Channel breakdown

R166

G82

B222

Red166 (65.1%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)67.96%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 52 · B DE

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