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Recognised as Colour

#A950EF

  • #A950EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A950EF is a violet with RGB values 169, 80, 239 and HSL 274°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A950EF#A950EF
HEX#A950EF
RGBrgb(169, 80, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3137, 0.9373
RGB percentages66.3%, 31.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(273.6, 83.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 66.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,096,303
CSS custom property--colour: #A950EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#56AF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#247DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9D7399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96EF50
Analogous#5950EF, #EF50E6
Triadic#EFA950, #50EFA9
Split complementary#E6EF50, #50EF59
Tetradic#EF5950, #96EF50, #50E6EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCFC
Lighter +20%#D7ADF8
Lighter +10%#C07FF3
Darker −10%#9221EB
Darker −20%#7712C7
Darker −30%#5B0E98
Darker −40%#3F0A69
More saturated +25%#AB40FF
Less saturated −25%#A668D7

Channel breakdown

R169
G80
B239
Red169 (66.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue273.58°
Saturation (HSL)83.25%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 50 · B EF

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