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Colour

#A950F5

  • #A950F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A950F5 is a violet with RGB values 169, 80, 245 and HSL 272°, 89%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A950F5#A950F5
HEX#A950F5
RGBrgb(169, 80, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3137, 0.9608
RGB percentages66.3%, 31.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(272.4, 89.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 67.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK31%, 67.3%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,096,309
CSS custom property--colour: #A950F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#56AF0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#137EF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9B759Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Blue violet · ΔE 13.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CF550
Analogous#5750F5, #F550EE
Triadic#F5A950, #50F5A9
Split complementary#EEF550, #50F557
Tetradic#F55750, #9CF550, #50EEF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E1FD
Lighter +20%#D8B0FB
Lighter +10%#C180F8
Darker −10%#9120F2
Darker −20%#770CD3
Darker −30%#5C09A3
Darker −40%#410772
More saturated +25%#AA46FF
Less saturated −25%#A767DE

Channel breakdown

R169
G80
B245
Red169 (66.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue272.36°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 50 · B F5

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