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Recognised as Colour

#A65CDE

  • #A65CDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A65CDE is a violet with RGB values 166, 92, 222 and HSL 274°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A65CDE#A65CDE
HEX#A65CDE
RGBrgb(166, 92, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3608, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.1%, 36.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274.2, 66.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 58.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK25.2%, 58.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,902,750
CSS custom property--colour: #A65CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#59A321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#287CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#487FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94DE5C
Analogous#655CDE, #DE5CD5
Triadic#DEA65C, #5CDEA6
Split complementary#D5DE5C, #5CDE65
Tetradic#DE655C, #94DE5C, #5CD5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBDBF8
Lighter +20%#D4B1EF
Lighter +10%#BD86E7
Darker −10%#8F32D5
Darker −20%#7424B0
Darker −30%#581B86
Darker −40%#3C135B
More saturated +25%#A944F7
Less saturated −25%#A375C5

Channel breakdown

R166
G92
B222
Red166 (65.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue274.15°
Saturation (HSL)66.33%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 5C · B DE

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