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Recognised as Colour

#A659EA

  • #A659EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A659EA is a violet with RGB values 166, 89, 234 and HSL 272°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A659EA#A659EA
HEX#A659EA
RGBrgb(166, 89, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.349, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.1%, 34.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(271.9, 77.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.9, 62%, 91.8%)
CMYK29.1%, 62%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,901,994
CSS custom property--colour: #A659EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#59A615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#377FE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9A779Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DEA59
Analogous#5D59EA, #EA59E6
Triadic#EAA659, #59EAA6
Split complementary#E6EA59, #59EA5D
Tetradic#EA5D59, #9DEA59, #59E6EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE1FB
Lighter +20%#D7B4F5
Lighter +10%#BE86F0
Darker −10%#8E2CE4
Darker −20%#7419C4
Darker −30%#591397
Darker −40%#3E0D6A
More saturated +25%#A744FF
Less saturated −25%#A570D3

Channel breakdown

R166
G89
B234
Red166 (65.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue271.86°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 59 · B EA

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