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Recognised as Colour

#A681BC

  • #A681BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A681BC is a violet with RGB values 166, 129, 188 and HSL 278°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A681BC#A681BC
HEX#A681BC
RGBrgb(166, 129, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5059, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.1%, 50.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(277.6, 30.6%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 31.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK11.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,188
CSS custom property--colour: #A681BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#597E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#8090BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A48996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.8Thistle · ΔE 29Steel blue · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97BC81
Analogous#8981BC, #BC81B4
Triadic#BCA681, #81BCA6
Split complementary#B4BC81, #81BC89
Tetradic#BC8981, #97BC81, #81B4BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5F1
Lighter +20%#D5C4DF
Lighter +10%#BEA2CE
Darker −10%#8E60AA
Darker −20%#744B8C
Darker −30%#58396B
Darker −40%#3D274A
More saturated +25%#AC69D4
Less saturated −25%#A099A4

Channel breakdown

R166
G129
B188
Red166 (65.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue277.63°
Saturation (HSL)30.57%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 81 · B BC

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