Recognised as Colour

#A86CCB

#A86CCB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A86CCB is a violet with RGB values 168, 108, 203 and HSL 278°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A86CCB#A86CCB

HEX#A86CCB

RGBrgb(168, 108, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4235, 0.7961

RGB percentages65.9%, 42.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(277.9, 47.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 46.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK17.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,037,899

CSS custom property--colour: #A86CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#579334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5782CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6786C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A47B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Slate blue · ΔE 20.9 Violet · ΔE 21.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)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#8FCB6C

Analogous#786CCB, #CB6CBF

Triadic#CBA86C, #6CCBA8

Split complementary#BECB6C, #6CCB78

Tetradic#CB786C, #8FCB6C, #6CBFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBDDF3

Lighter +20%#D5B7E6

Lighter +10%#BE92D8

Darker −10%#9246BE

Darker −20%#76379A

Darker −30%#592975

Darker −40%#3C1C4F

More saturated +25%#AF53E4

Less saturated −25%#A185B2

Channel breakdown

R168

G108

B203

Red168 (65.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue277.89°

Saturation (HSL)47.74%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 6C · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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