Colour

#A856CD

#A856CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A856CD is a violet with RGB values 168, 86, 205 and HSL 281°, 54%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A856CD

RGBrgb(168, 86, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3373, 0.8039

RGB percentages65.9%, 33.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(281.3, 54.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 58%, 80.4%)

CMYK18%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,032,269

CSS custom property--colour: #A856CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#57A932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3375D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#527CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A56B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BCD56

Analogous#6D56CD, #CD56B6

Triadic#CDA856, #56CDA8

Split complementary#B6CD56, #56CD6C

Tetradic#CD6C56, #7BCD56, #56B7CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3FC

Lighter +30%#E5CCF0

Lighter +20%#D1A5E4

Lighter +10%#BC7DD9

Darker −10%#9137B9

Darker −20%#722B92

Darker −30%#53206A

Darker −40%#341443

More saturated +25%#B23BE8

Less saturated −25%#9E71B2

Channel breakdown

R168

G86

B205

Red168 (65.9%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue281.34°

Saturation (HSL)54.34%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 56 · B CD

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