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Recognised as Colour

#A676BA

  • #A676BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A676BA is a violet with RGB values 166, 118, 186 and HSL 282°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A676BA#A676BA
HEX#A676BA
RGBrgb(166, 118, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4627, 0.7294
RGB percentages65.1%, 46.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(282.4, 33%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 36.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK10.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,909,370
CSS custom property--colour: #A676BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#598945

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6B85BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7789B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A57F8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8ABA76
Analogous#8476BA, #BA76AC
Triadic#BAA676, #76BAA6
Split complementary#ACBA76, #76BA84
Tetradic#BA8476, #8ABA76, #76ACBA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E8DCED
Lighter +20%#D2BADC
Lighter +10%#BC98CB
Darker −10%#9055A8
Darker −20%#734486
Darker −30%#563364
Darker −40%#392143
More saturated +25%#B15CD4
Less saturated −25%#9B90A0

Channel breakdown

R166
G118
B186
Red166 (65.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.01%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 76 · B BA

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