Colour

#A66BC8

#A66BC8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A66BC8 is a violet with RGB values 166, 107, 200 and HSL 278°, 46%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A66BC8

RGBrgb(166, 107, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4196, 0.7843

RGB percentages65.1%, 42%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(278.1, 45.8%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 46.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK17%, 46.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,906,568

CSS custom property--colour: #A66BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#599437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5780CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6785C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A37990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.3 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DC86B

Analogous#776BC8, #C86BBC

Triadic#C8A66B, #6BC8A6

Split complementary#BCC86B, #6BC877

Tetradic#C8776B, #8DC86B, #6BBCC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9DBF1

Lighter +20%#D3B5E4

Lighter +10%#BC90D6

Darker −10%#9046BA

Darker −20%#733895

Darker −30%#562A70

Darker −40%#3A1C4B

More saturated +25%#AD52E1

Less saturated −25%#9F84AF

Channel breakdown

R166

G107

B200

Red166 (65.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue278.06°

Saturation (HSL)45.81%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 6B · B C8

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Colour values

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