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Recognised as Colour

#A882DA

  • #A882DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A882DA is a violet with RGB values 168, 130, 218 and HSL 266°, 54%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A882DA#A882DA
HEX#A882DA
RGBrgb(168, 130, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5098, 0.8549
RGB percentages65.9%, 51%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(265.9, 54.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 40.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 40.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,043,546
CSS custom property--colour: #A882DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#577D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C93DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#7493D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A090A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Plum · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4DA82
Analogous#8288DA, #D482DA
Triadic#DAA882, #82DAA8
Split complementary#DAD482, #88DA82
Tetradic#DA8288, #B4DA82, #82DAD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FD
Lighter +20%#DFD1F1
Lighter +10%#C3A9E6
Darker −10%#8D5BCE
Darker −20%#7238BE
Darker −30%#5A2D96
Darker −40%#43216F
More saturated +25%#A56EEE
Less saturated −25%#AB96C6

Channel breakdown

R168
G130
B218
Red168 (65.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue265.91°
Saturation (HSL)54.32%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 82 · B DA

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