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Recognised as Colour

#A946DD

  • #A946DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A946DD is a violet with RGB values 169, 70, 221 and HSL 279°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A946DD#A946DD
HEX#A946DD
RGBrgb(169, 70, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2745, 0.8667
RGB percentages66.3%, 27.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(279.3, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK23.5%, 68.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,093,725
CSS custom property--colour: #A946DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#56B922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3378DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A3668Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.3Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ADD46
Analogous#5E46DD, #DD46C5
Triadic#DDA946, #46DDA9
Split complementary#C5DD46, #46DD5E
Tetradic#DD5E46, #7ADD46, #46C5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2FD
Lighter +30%#E5C7F5
Lighter +20%#D19CED
Lighter +10%#BD71E5
Darker −10%#9225CB
Darker −20%#731DA0
Darker −30%#541575
Darker −40%#350E49
More saturated +25%#B22BF8
Less saturated −25%#A061C2

Channel breakdown

R169
G70
B221
Red169 (66.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue279.34°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 46 · B DD

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