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Recognised as Colour

#A667EC

  • #A667EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A667EC is a violet with RGB values 166, 103, 236 and HSL 268°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A667EC#A667EC
HEX#A667EC
RGBrgb(166, 103, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4039, 0.9255
RGB percentages65.1%, 40.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(268.4, 77.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 56.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 56.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,905,580
CSS custom property--colour: #A667EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#599813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3085F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4886E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9981A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADEC67
Analogous#676BEC, #E967EC
Triadic#ECA667, #67ECA6
Split complementary#ECE967, #6BEC67
Tetradic#EC676B, #ADEC67, #67ECE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EFFD
Lighter +20%#DBC2F7
Lighter +10%#C194F2
Darker −10%#8B3AE6
Darker −20%#721AD3
Darker −30%#5915A5
Darker −40%#410F78
More saturated +25%#A554FF
Less saturated −25%#A77CD7

Channel breakdown

R166
G103
B236
Red166 (65.1%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 67 · B EC

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