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Colour

#A66EFE

  • #A66EFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A66EFE is a violet with RGB values 166, 110, 254 and HSL 263°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A66EFE#A66EFE
HEX#A66EFE
RGBrgb(166, 110, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4314, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.1%, 43.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(263.3, 98.6%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.3, 56.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 56.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,907,390
CSS custom property--colour: #A66EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#599101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#268DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#938CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FE6E
Analogous#6E7EFE, #EE6EFE
Triadic#FEA66E, #6EFEA6
Split complementary#FEEE6E, #7EFE6E
Tetradic#FE6E7E, #C6FE6E, #6EFEEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D3FF
Lighter +10%#C5A1FE
Darker −10%#873BFE
Darker −20%#6809FD
Darker −30%#5201D2
Darker −40%#3E019F
More saturated +25%#A66DFF
Less saturated −25%#AA80EC

Channel breakdown

R166
G110
B254
Red166 (65.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue263.33°
Saturation (HSL)98.63%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 6E · B FE

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