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Recognised as Colour

#A667C3

  • #A667C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A667C3 is a violet with RGB values 166, 103, 195 and HSL 281°, 43%, 58%. 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

#A667C3#A667C3
HEX#A667C3
RGBrgb(166, 103, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4039, 0.7647
RGB percentages65.1%, 40.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(281.1, 43.4%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 47.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK14.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,905,539
CSS custom property--colour: #A667C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#59983C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547DC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6682C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4758Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84C367
Analogous#7867C3, #C367B2
Triadic#C3A667, #67C3A6
Split complementary#B2C367, #67C378
Tetradic#C37867, #84C367, #67B2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9FD
Lighter +30%#E6D5EE
Lighter +20%#D1B0E0
Lighter +10%#BB8CD1
Darker −10%#8F46B1
Darker −20%#72378D
Darker −30%#542968
Darker −40%#371B43
More saturated +25%#B04CDD
Less saturated −25%#9C82A8

Channel breakdown

R166
G103
B195
Red166 (65.1%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue281.09°
Saturation (HSL)43.4%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 67 · B C3

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