Recognised as Colour

#A869BE

#A869BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A869BE is a violet with RGB values 168, 105, 190 and HSL 284°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A869BE

RGBrgb(168, 105, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4118, 0.7451

RGB percentages65.9%, 41.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(284.5, 39.5%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 44.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK11.6%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,037,118

CSS custom property--colour: #A869BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#579641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A7EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B84BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A7758Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1 Plum · ΔE 24.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FBE69

Analogous#7D69BE, #BE69AA

Triadic#BEA869, #69BEA8

Split complementary#A9BE69, #69BE7E

Tetradic#BE7E69, #7FBE69, #69A9BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7FC

Lighter +30%#E6D4EC

Lighter +20%#D1B0DD

Lighter +10%#BD8DCD

Darker −10%#914AAA

Darker −20%#733A87

Darker −30%#552B63

Darker −40%#361C3F

More saturated +25%#B54ED9

Less saturated −25%#9B84A3

Channel breakdown

R168

G105

B190

Red168 (65.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue284.47°

Saturation (HSL)39.53%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 69 · B BE

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