Recognised as Colour

#A656BF

#A656BF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A656BF is a violet with RGB values 166, 86, 191 and HSL 286°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A656BF#A656BF

HEX#A656BF

RGBrgb(166, 86, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3373, 0.749

RGB percentages65.1%, 33.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(285.7, 45.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 55%, 74.9%)

CMYK13.1%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,901,183

CSS custom property--colour: #A656BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#59A940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F72C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A7ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#A56682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FBF56

Analogous#7256BF, #BF56A3

Triadic#BFA656, #56BFA6

Split complementary#A3BF56, #56BF72

Tetradic#BF7256, #6FBF56, #56A3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EAF7

Lighter +30%#E0C5E9

Lighter +20%#CDA0DB

Lighter +10%#B97BCD

Darker −10%#8C3EA4

Darker −20%#6C307F

Darker −30%#4D225A

Darker −40%#2D1435

More saturated +25%#B539DC

Less saturated −25%#9773A2

Channel breakdown

R166

G86

B191

Red166 (65.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue285.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.06%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 56 · B BF

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