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Recognised as Colour

#A693CE

  • #A693CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A693CE is a violet with RGB values 166, 147, 206 and HSL 259°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A693CE#A693CE
HEX#A693CE
RGBrgb(166, 147, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5765, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.1%, 57.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(259.3, 37.6%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 28.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK19.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,916,814
CSS custom property--colour: #A693CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#596C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#899CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9F9CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Thistle · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBCE93
Analogous#939DCE, #C393CE
Triadic#CEA693, #93CEA6
Split complementary#CEC493, #9DCE93
Tetradic#CE939D, #BBCE93, #93CEC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E0D9EE
Lighter +10%#C3B6DE
Darker −10%#8970BE
Darker −20%#6D4EAD
Darker −30%#573E8A
Darker −40%#412F66
More saturated +25%#9F7FE2
Less saturated −25%#ADA7BA

Channel breakdown

R166
G147
B206
Red166 (65.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue259.32°
Saturation (HSL)37.58%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 93 · B CE

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