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Recognised as Colour

#A65ED2

  • #A65ED2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A65ED2 is a violet with RGB values 166, 94, 210 and HSL 277°, 56%, 60%. 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

#A65ED2#A65ED2
HEX#A65ED2
RGBrgb(166, 94, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3686, 0.8235
RGB percentages65.1%, 36.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(277.2, 56.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 55.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK21%, 55.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,903,250
CSS custom property--colour: #A65ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#59A12D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B7AD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#547FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#A1728Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AD25E
Analogous#6C5ED2, #D25EC4
Triadic#D2A65E, #5ED2A6
Split complementary#C4D25E, #5ED26C
Tetradic#D26C5E, #8AD25E, #5EC4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E8D6F3
Lighter +20%#D2AEE8
Lighter +10%#BC86DD
Darker −10%#9037C6
Darker −20%#732C9E
Darker −30%#562176
Darker −40%#39164E
More saturated +25%#AC44EC
Less saturated −25%#A078B8

Channel breakdown

R166
G94
B210
Red166 (65.1%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue277.24°
Saturation (HSL)56.31%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 5E · B D2

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