Recognised as Colour

#A674BC

#A674BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A674BC is a violet with RGB values 166, 116, 188 and HSL 282°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A674BC

RGBrgb(166, 116, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4549, 0.7373

RGB percentages65.1%, 45.5%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(281.7, 35%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 38.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK11.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,908,860

CSS custom property--colour: #A674BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#598B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6884BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#7488BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A57E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 28 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABC74

Analogous#8274BC, #BC74AE

Triadic#BCA674, #74BCA6

Split complementary#AEBC74, #74BC82

Tetradic#BC8274, #8ABC74, #74AEBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E8DBEE

Lighter +20%#D2B9DD

Lighter +10%#BC96CD

Darker −10%#9052AB

Darker −20%#734288

Darker −30%#563166

Darker −40%#392143

More saturated +25%#B05AD6

Less saturated −25%#9C8EA2

Channel breakdown

R166

G116

B188

Red166 (65.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue281.67°

Saturation (HSL)34.95%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 74 · B BC

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