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Recognised as Colour

#A930D0

  • #A930D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A930D0 is a violet with RGB values 169, 48, 208 and HSL 285°, 63%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A930D0#A930D0
HEX#A930D0
RGBrgb(169, 48, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1882, 0.8157
RGB percentages66.3%, 18.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(285.4, 63%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 76.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK18.8%, 76.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,088,080
CSS custom property--colour: #A930D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#56CF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E70CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6547Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.3Dark violet · ΔE 15.1Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D030
Analogous#5930D0, #D030A7
Triadic#D0A930, #30D0A9
Split complementary#A7D030, #30D059
Tetradic#D05930, #57D030, #30A7D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED6F6
Lighter +30%#DDADEC
Lighter +20%#CC83E3
Lighter +10%#BA5AD9
Darker −10%#8826A7
Darker −20%#661C7E
Darker −30%#441354
Darker −40%#220A2A
More saturated +25%#B910F0
Less saturated −25%#9950B0

Channel breakdown

R169
G48
B208
Red169 (66.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue285.38°
Saturation (HSL)62.99%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 30 · B D0

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