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Recognised as Colour

#A92DD2

  • #A92DD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A92DD2 is a violet with RGB values 169, 45, 210 and HSL 285°, 65%, 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

#A92DD2#A92DD2
HEX#A92DD2
RGBrgb(169, 45, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1765, 0.8235
RGB percentages66.3%, 17.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(285.1, 64.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 78.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK19.5%, 78.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,087,314
CSS custom property--colour: #A92DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#56D22D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#286FCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A65480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.1Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2Purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56D22D
Analogous#572DD2, #D22DA8
Triadic#D2A92D, #2DD2A9
Split complementary#A8D22D, #2DD257
Tetradic#D2572D, #56D22D, #2DA8D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED5F6
Lighter +30%#DDABED
Lighter +20%#CB81E4
Lighter +10%#BA57DB
Darker −10%#8724A8
Darker −20%#651B7E
Darker −30%#441254
Darker −40%#22092A
More saturated +25%#B90DF2
Less saturated −25%#994DB2

Channel breakdown

R169
G45
B210
Red169 (66.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue285.09°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 2D · B D2

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