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Recognised as Colour

#A679BD

  • #A679BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A679BD is a violet with RGB values 166, 121, 189 and HSL 280°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A679BD#A679BD
HEX#A679BD
RGBrgb(166, 121, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.4745, 0.7412
RGB percentages65.1%, 47.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(279.7, 34%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 36%, 74.1%)
CMYK12.2%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,910,141
CSS custom property--colour: #A679BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#598642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E88C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#788BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A48292no 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 text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Violet · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90BD79
Analogous#8479BD, #BD79B2
Triadic#BDA679, #79BDA6
Split complementary#B2BD79, #79BD84
Tetradic#BD8479, #90BD79, #79B2BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE0EF
Lighter +20%#D3BDDF
Lighter +10%#BD9BCE
Darker −10%#8F57AC
Darker −20%#73458B
Darker −30%#573469
Darker −40%#3B2347
More saturated +25%#AE60D6
Less saturated −25%#9E92A4

Channel breakdown

R166
G121
B189
Red166 (65.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue279.71°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 79 · B BD

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