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Recognised as Colour

#A947BD

  • #A947BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A947BD is a violet with RGB values 169, 71, 189 and HSL 290°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A947BD#A947BD
HEX#A947BD
RGBrgb(169, 71, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2784, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.3%, 27.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(289.8, 47.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 62.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,093,949
CSS custom property--colour: #A947BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#56B842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#296AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5275BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BBD47
Analogous#6E47BD, #BD4796
Triadic#BDA947, #47BDA9
Split complementary#96BD47, #47BD6E
Tetradic#BD6E47, #5BBD47, #4796BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDF3
Lighter +30%#DEB8E5
Lighter +20%#CC92D8
Lighter +10%#BB6DCA
Darker −10%#89379A
Darker −20%#682A74
Darker −30%#461C4F
Darker −40%#250F29
More saturated +25%#BE28DC
Less saturated −25%#94669E

Channel breakdown

R169
G71
B189
Red169 (66.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue289.83°
Saturation (HSL)47.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 47 · B BD

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