Colour

#A689E8

#A689E8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A689E8 is a violet with RGB values 166, 137, 232 and HSL 258°, 67%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A689E8

RGBrgb(166, 137, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5373, 0.9098

RGB percentages65.1%, 53.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(258.3, 67.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 40.9%, 91%)

CMYK28.4%, 40.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,914,280

CSS custom property--colour: #A689E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#597617

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E99ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7398E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#989AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23 Plum · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBE889

Analogous#899CE8, #D589E8

Triadic#E8A689, #89E8A6

Split complementary#E8D589, #9BE889

Tetradic#E8899B, #CBE889, #89E8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E6DEF9

Lighter +10%#C6B4F0

Darker −10%#865EE0

Darker −20%#6634D7

Darker −30%#5023B5

Darker −40%#3D1B8A

More saturated +25%#9F77FA

Less saturated −25%#AD9BD6

Channel breakdown

R166

G137

B232

Red166 (65.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue258.32°

Saturation (HSL)67.38%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G 89 · B E8

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