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Recognised as Colour

#A94ABF

  • #A94ABF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A94ABF is a violet with RGB values 169, 74, 191 and HSL 289°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A94ABF#A94ABF
HEX#A94ABF
RGBrgb(169, 74, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2902, 0.749
RGB percentages66.3%, 29%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(288.7, 47.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 61.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK11.5%, 61.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,094,719
CSS custom property--colour: #A94ABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#56B540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D6CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5376BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA5D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.8Orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60BF4A
Analogous#6E4ABF, #BF4A9B
Triadic#BFA94A, #4ABFA9
Split complementary#9BBF4A, #4ABF6F
Tetradic#BF6F4A, #60BF4A, #4A9BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1F4
Lighter +30%#DFBBE7
Lighter +20%#CD95DA
Lighter +10%#BB70CC
Darker −10%#8B389E
Darker −20%#6A2B78
Darker −30%#491D53
Darker −40%#28102D
More saturated +25%#BC2BDE
Less saturated −25%#9669A0

Channel breakdown

R169
G74
B191
Red169 (66.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue288.72°
Saturation (HSL)47.76%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 4A · B BF

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