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Colour

#A660E6

  • #A660E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A660E6 is a violet with RGB values 166, 96, 230 and HSL 271°, 73%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A660E6#A660E6
HEX#A660E6
RGBrgb(166, 96, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3765, 0.902
RGB percentages65.1%, 37.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(271.3, 72.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 58.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK27.8%, 58.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,903,782
CSS custom property--colour: #A660E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#599F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2680EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4582E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#9B7A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0E660
Analogous#6360E6, #E660E3
Triadic#E6A660, #60E6A6
Split complementary#E3E660, #60E663
Tetradic#E66360, #A0E660, #60E3E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E4FB
Lighter +20%#D7B8F4
Lighter +10%#BF8CED
Darker −10%#8D34DF
Darker −20%#741EC2
Darker −30%#591895
Darker −40%#3F1169
More saturated +25%#A749FD
Less saturated −25%#A577CF

Channel breakdown

R166
G96
B230
Red166 (65.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue271.34°
Saturation (HSL)72.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 60 · B E6

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