Colour

#A658FD

#A658FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A658FD is a violet with RGB values 166, 88, 253 and HSL 268°, 98%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#A658FD

RGBrgb(166, 88, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3451, 0.9922

RGB percentages65.1%, 34.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(268.4, 97.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 65.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK34.4%, 65.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,901,757

CSS custom property--colour: #A658FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#59A702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Tritanopia#947DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFFD58

Analogous#585CFD, #F958FD

Triadic#FDA658, #58FDA6

Split complementary#FDF958, #5CFD58

Tetradic#FD585D, #AFFD58, #58FDF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EFFF

Lighter +20%#DCBDFE

Lighter +10%#C18AFE

Darker −10%#8B26FC

Darker −20%#7103EC

Darker −30%#5902BA

Darker −40%#410287

More saturated +25%#A656FF

Less saturated −25%#A76DE8

Channel breakdown

R166

G88

B253

Red166 (65.1%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue268.36°

Saturation (HSL)97.63%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 58 · B FD

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