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Colour

#A866FF

  • #A866FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A866FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 102, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A866FF#A866FF
HEX#A866FF
RGBrgb(168, 102, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 40%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.9, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 60%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,036,415
CSS custom property--colour: #A866FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#579900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#3188FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9587A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDFF66
Analogous#6671FF, #F566FF
Triadic#FFA866, #66FFA8
Split complementary#FFF466, #71FF66
Tetradic#FF6670, #BDFF66, #66FFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2CCFF
Lighter +10%#C599FF
Darker −10%#8B33FF
Darker −20%#6E00FF
Darker −30%#5800CC
Darker −40%#420099
More saturated +25%#A866FF
Less saturated −25%#AB79EC

Channel breakdown

R168
G102
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 66 · B FF

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