Colour

#A864DB

#A864DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A864DB is a violet with RGB values 168, 100, 219 and HSL 274°, 62%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A864DB

RGBrgb(168, 100, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3922, 0.8588

RGB percentages65.9%, 39.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(274.3, 62.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 54.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK23.3%, 54.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,035,867

CSS custom property--colour: #A864DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#579B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E80DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5684D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A17996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium purple · ΔE 12 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 17.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.2 Violet · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97DB64

Analogous#6C64DB, #DB64D3

Triadic#DBA864, #64DBA8

Split complementary#D3DB64, #64DB6C

Tetradic#DB6D64, #97DB64, #64D3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE0F8

Lighter +20%#D6B7EE

Lighter +10%#BF8DE5

Darker −10%#913BD1

Darker −20%#7629B0

Darker −30%#5A1F87

Darker −40%#3F165D

More saturated +25%#AB4CF3

Less saturated −25%#A57CC3

Channel breakdown

R168

G100

B219

Red168 (65.9%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)62.3%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 64 · B DB

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