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Recognised as Colour

#A920D1

  • #A920D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A920D1 is a violet with RGB values 169, 32, 209 and HSL 286°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A920D1#A920D1
HEX#A920D1
RGBrgb(169, 32, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1255, 0.8196
RGB percentages66.3%, 12.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(286.4, 73.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 84.7%, 82%)
CMYK19.1%, 84.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,083,985
CSS custom property--colour: #A920D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#56DF2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E6CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A64E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark violet · ΔE 10.5Blue violet · ΔE 14.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 28Fuchsia · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48D120
Analogous#5120D1, #D120A0
Triadic#D1A920, #20D1A9
Split complementary#A0D120, #20D151
Tetradic#D15120, #48D120, #20A0D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC7F6
Lighter +30%#DC9AF0
Lighter +20%#CD6EE9
Lighter +10%#BE42E2
Darker −10%#8519A5
Darker −20%#611279
Darker −30%#3E0C4C
Darker −40%#1A0520
More saturated +25%#BA02EF
Less saturated −25%#983EB3

Channel breakdown

R169
G32
B209
Red169 (66.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue286.44°
Saturation (HSL)73.44%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 20 · B D1

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