Recognised as Colour
#A86AB6
- #A86AB6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A86AB6 is a violet with RGB values 168, 106, 182 and HSL 289°, 34%, 56%. 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
#A86AB6#A86AB6
HEX#A86AB6
RGBrgb(168, 106, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4157, 0.7137
RGB percentages65.9%, 41.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(288.9, 34.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 41.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK7.7%, 41.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,037,366
CSS custom property--colour: #A86AB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#579549
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#78B66A
Analogous#826AB6, #B66A9E
Triadic#B6A86A, #6AB6A8
Split complementary#9EB66A, #6AB682
Tetradic#B6826A, #78B66A, #6A9EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G106
B182
Red168 (65.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue288.95°
Saturation (HSL)34.23%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 6A · B B6
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