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Recognised as Colour

#A665FC

  • #A665FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A665FC is a violet with RGB values 166, 101, 252 and HSL 266°, 96%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A665FC#A665FC
HEX#A665FC
RGBrgb(166, 101, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.3961, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.1%, 39.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(265.8, 96.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 59.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.1%, 59.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,905,084
CSS custom property--colour: #A665FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#599A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3187F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#9485A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBFC65
Analogous#656FFC, #F265FC
Triadic#FCA665, #65FCA6
Split complementary#FCF265, #6FFC65
Tetradic#FC656F, #BBFC65, #65FCF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFF
Lighter +20%#E0C9FE
Lighter +10%#C397FD
Darker −10%#8933FB
Darker −20%#6D05F6
Darker −30%#5704C4
Darker −40%#410392
More saturated +25%#A662FF
Less saturated −25%#A979E8

Channel breakdown

R166
G101
B252
Red166 (65.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue265.83°
Saturation (HSL)96.18%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 65 · B FC

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