Recognised as Colour

#A86DFA

#A86DFA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A86DFA is a violet with RGB values 168, 109, 250 and HSL 265°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A86DFA

RGBrgb(168, 109, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4275, 0.9804

RGB percentages65.9%, 42.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(265.1, 93.4%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 56.4%, 98%)

CMYK32.8%, 56.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,038,202

CSS custom property--colour: #A86DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#579205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C8BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#448BF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#978AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.4 Royal blue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFFA6D

Analogous#6D78FA, #EF6DFA

Triadic#FAA86D, #6DFAA8

Split complementary#FAEF6D, #78FA6D

Tetradic#FA6D78, #BFFA6D, #6DFAEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3D0FD

Lighter +10%#C59EFC

Darker −10%#8B3CF8

Darker −20%#6D0AF7

Darker −30%#5707C7

Darker −40%#420596

More saturated +25%#A768FF

Less saturated −25%#AB80E7

Channel breakdown

R168

G109

B250

Red168 (65.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue265.11°

Saturation (HSL)93.38%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 6D · B FA

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