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Recognised as Colour

#A955DE

  • #A955DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A955DE is a violet with RGB values 169, 85, 222 and HSL 277°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A955DE#A955DE
HEX#A955DE
RGBrgb(169, 85, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3333, 0.8706
RGB percentages66.3%, 33.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(276.8, 67.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 61.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK23.9%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,097,566
CSS custom property--colour: #A955DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#56AA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1378E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#447DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A27092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADE55
Analogous#6455DE, #DE55CF
Triadic#DEA955, #55DEA9
Split complementary#CFDE55, #55DE64
Tetradic#DE6455, #8ADE55, #55CFDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD5F7
Lighter +20%#D4AAEF
Lighter +10%#BF80E6
Darker −10%#932AD6
Darker −20%#7621AC
Darker −30%#591981
Darker −40%#3B1156
More saturated +25%#AF3CF7
Less saturated −25%#A36EC5

Channel breakdown

R169
G85
B222
Red169 (66.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue276.79°
Saturation (HSL)67.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 55 · B DE

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