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Recognised as Colour

#A669FF

  • #A669FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A669FF is a violet with RGB values 166, 105, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A669FF#A669FF
HEX#A669FF
RGBrgb(166, 105, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4118, 1
RGB percentages65.1%, 41.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.4, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK34.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,906,111
CSS custom property--colour: #A669FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#599600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#068AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3389FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9289AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2FF69
Analogous#6977FF, #F169FF
Triadic#FFA669, #69FFA6
Split complementary#FFF169, #77FF69
Tetradic#FF6977, #C2FF69, #69FFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3CFFF
Lighter +10%#C49CFF
Darker −10%#8836FF
Darker −20%#6903FF
Darker −30%#5400CF
Darker −40%#3F009C
More saturated +25%#A669FF
Less saturated −25%#A97CEC

Channel breakdown

R166
G105
B255
Red166 (65.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 69 · B FF

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