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Colour

#A929D7

  • #A929D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A929D7 is a violet with RGB values 169, 41, 215 and HSL 284°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A929D7#A929D7
HEX#A929D7
RGBrgb(169, 41, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1608, 0.8431
RGB percentages66.3%, 16.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(284.1, 68.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 80.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK21.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,086,295
CSS custom property--colour: #A929D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#56D628

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#196FD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A55582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.6Dark violet · ΔE 10.2Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D729
Analogous#5229D7, #D729AE
Triadic#D7A929, #29D7A9
Split complementary#AED729, #29D752
Tetradic#D75229, #57D729, #29AED7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED5F7
Lighter +30%#DDAAEF
Lighter +20%#CC7FE7
Lighter +10%#BA54DF
Darker −10%#8820AD
Darker −20%#661882
Darker −30%#441057
Darker −40%#22082C
More saturated +25%#B809F7
Less saturated −25%#9A49B7

Channel breakdown

R169
G41
B215
Red169 (66.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue284.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.5%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 29 · B D7

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