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Recognised as Colour

#A934E2

  • #A934E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A934E2 is a violet with RGB values 169, 52, 226 and HSL 280°, 75%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A934E2#A934E2
HEX#A934E2
RGBrgb(169, 52, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2039, 0.8863
RGB percentages66.3%, 20.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(280.3, 75%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 77%, 88.6%)
CMYK25.2%, 77%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,089,122
CSS custom property--colour: #A934E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#56CB1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0673DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A25E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Dark violet · ΔE 10.1Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.9Magenta · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DE234
Analogous#5234E2, #E234C4
Triadic#E2A934, #34E2A9
Split complementary#C4E234, #34E252
Tetradic#E25234, #6DE234, #34C4E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6FB
Lighter +30%#E2BAF5
Lighter +20%#CF8DEF
Lighter +10%#BC61E8
Darker −10%#8F1CC7
Darker −20%#6F169A
Darker −30%#4F106D
Darker −40%#2F0941
More saturated +25%#B317FF
Less saturated −25%#9F51C5

Channel breakdown

R169
G52
B226
Red169 (66.3%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280.34°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 34 · B E2

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