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Colour

#A65AC4

  • #A65AC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A65AC4 is a violet with RGB values 166, 90, 196 and HSL 283°, 47%, 56%. 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

#A65AC4#A65AC4
HEX#A65AC4
RGBrgb(166, 90, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3529, 0.7686
RGB percentages65.1%, 35.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(283, 47.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 54.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK15.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,902,212
CSS custom property--colour: #A65AC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 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#727272
Inverted#59A53B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4175C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7CC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A46B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 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 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Orchid · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78C45A
Analogous#715AC4, #C45AAD
Triadic#C4A65A, #5AC4A6
Split complementary#ADC45A, #5AC471
Tetradic#C4715A, #78C45A, #5AADC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F0FA
Lighter +30%#E3CBEC
Lighter +20%#CFA5DF
Lighter +10%#BA80D1
Darker −10%#8E3EAD
Darker −20%#6F3088
Darker −30%#502362
Darker −40%#31163C
More saturated +25%#B23EE0
Less saturated −25%#9A76A8

Channel breakdown

R166
G90
B196
Red166 (65.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue283.02°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 5A · B C4

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