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Colour

#A679B8

  • #A679B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A679B8 is a violet with RGB values 166, 121, 184 and HSL 283°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A679B8#A679B8
HEX#A679B8
RGBrgb(166, 121, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4745, 0.7216
RGB percentages65.1%, 47.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(282.9, 30.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 34.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK9.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,910,136
CSS custom property--colour: #A679B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#598647

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7087BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A58190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 28Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Pale violetred · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BB879
Analogous#8779B8, #B879AB
Triadic#B8A679, #79B8A6
Split complementary#AAB879, #79B887
Tetradic#B88779, #8BB879, #79AAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E8DDED
Lighter +20%#D2BCDB
Lighter +10%#BC9ACA
Darker −10%#9058A6
Darker −20%#734685
Darker −30%#563563
Darker −40%#392342
More saturated +25%#B15FD2
Less saturated −25%#9B939E

Channel breakdown

R166
G121
B184
Red166 (65.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 79 · B B8

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