Colour

#A65BFF

#A65BFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A65BFF is a violet with RGB values 166, 91, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A65BFF#A65BFF

HEX#A65BFF

RGBrgb(166, 91, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3569, 1

RGB percentages65.1%, 35.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(267.4, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK34.9%, 64.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,902,527

CSS custom property--colour: #A65BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#59A400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0782FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9380A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Dark violet · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4FF5B

Analogous#5B62FF, #F85BFF

Triadic#FFA65B, #5BFFA6

Split complementary#FFF85B, #62FF5B

Tetradic#FF5B62, #B4FF5B, #5BFFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FF

Lighter +20%#DDC1FF

Lighter +10%#C28EFF

Darker −10%#8A28FF

Darker −20%#7000F4

Darker −30%#5800C1

Darker −40%#41008E

More saturated +25%#A65BFF

Less saturated −25%#A870EB

Channel breakdown

R166

G91

B255

Red166 (65.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue267.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 5B · B FF

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Colour values

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