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Recognised as Colour

#A868FE

  • #A868FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A868FE is a violet with RGB values 168, 104, 254 and HSL 266°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A868FE#A868FE
HEX#A868FE
RGBrgb(168, 104, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4078, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.9%, 40.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(265.6, 98.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 59.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.9%, 59.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,036,926
CSS custom property--colour: #A868FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#579701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0889FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3689FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9688A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEFE68
Analogous#6873FE, #F368FE
Triadic#FEA868, #68FEA8
Split complementary#FEF368, #73FE68
Tetradic#FE6873, #BEFE68, #68FEF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2CDFF
Lighter +10%#C59BFE
Darker −10%#8B35FE
Darker −20%#6E03FD
Darker −30%#5801CC
Darker −40%#420199
More saturated +25%#A867FF
Less saturated −25%#AB7BEB

Channel breakdown

R168
G104
B254
Red168 (65.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue265.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.68%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 68 · B FE

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