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Colour

#A947EB

  • #A947EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A947EB is a violet with RGB values 169, 71, 235 and HSL 276°, 80%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A947EB#A947EB
HEX#A947EB
RGBrgb(169, 71, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2784, 0.9216
RGB percentages66.3%, 27.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(275.9, 80.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 69.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK28.1%, 69.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,093,995
CSS custom property--colour: #A947EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#56B814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A79E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F6C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.4Blue violet · ΔE 12.7Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89EB47
Analogous#5747EB, #EB47DB
Triadic#EBA947, #47EBA9
Split complementary#DBEB47, #47EB57
Tetradic#EB5747, #89EB47, #47DBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD1FA
Lighter +20%#D4A3F5
Lighter +10%#BF75F0
Darker −10%#9419E6
Darker −20%#7614B8
Darker −30%#590F8A
Darker −40%#3B0A5C
More saturated +25%#AD33FF
Less saturated −25%#A461D2

Channel breakdown

R169
G71
B235
Red169 (66.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue275.85°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 47 · B EB

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