Colour

#A662CD

#A662CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A662CD is a violet with RGB values 166, 98, 205 and HSL 278°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A662CD

RGBrgb(166, 98, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3843, 0.8039

RGB percentages65.1%, 38.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(278.1, 51.7%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 52.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK19%, 52.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,904,269

CSS custom property--colour: #A662CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#599D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#467CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#A2748Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89CD62

Analogous#7062CD, #CD62BF

Triadic#CDA662, #62CDA6

Split complementary#BFCD62, #62CD70

Tetradic#CD7062, #89CD62, #62BFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#E8D6F2

Lighter +20%#D2AFE6

Lighter +10%#BC89D9

Darker −10%#903DBF

Darker −20%#733198

Darker −30%#562472

Darker −40%#38184B

More saturated +25%#AD48E7

Less saturated −25%#9F7CB3

Channel breakdown

R166

G98

B205

Red166 (65.1%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue278.13°

Saturation (HSL)51.69%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 62 · B CD

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