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Recognised as Colour

#A684DC

  • #A684DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A684DC is a violet with RGB values 166, 132, 220 and HSL 263°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A684DC#A684DC
HEX#A684DC
RGBrgb(166, 132, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5176, 0.8627
RGB percentages65.1%, 51.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(263.2, 55.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 40%, 86.3%)
CMYK24.5%, 40%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,912,988
CSS custom property--colour: #A684DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#597B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D94DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7494DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C93A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2Plum · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADC84
Analogous#848EDC, #D284DC
Triadic#DCA684, #84DCA6
Split complementary#DCD284, #8EDC84
Tetradic#DC848E, #BADC84, #84DCD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#DFD3F3
Lighter +10%#C3ACE7
Darker −10%#895CD1
Darker −20%#6D37C3
Darker −30%#572C9B
Darker −40%#412173
More saturated +25%#A270F0
Less saturated −25%#AA98C8

Channel breakdown

R166
G132
B220
Red166 (65.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue263.18°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 84 · B DC

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