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Recognised as Colour

#A956DD

  • #A956DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A956DD is a violet with RGB values 169, 86, 221 and HSL 277°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A956DD#A956DD
HEX#A956DD
RGBrgb(169, 86, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3373, 0.8667
RGB percentages66.3%, 33.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(276.9, 66.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 61.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK23.5%, 61.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,097,821
CSS custom property--colour: #A956DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#56A922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A79E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#467EDAno 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 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.6Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Orchid · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADD56
Analogous#6656DD, #DD56CD
Triadic#DDA956, #56DDA9
Split complementary#CEDD56, #56DD65
Tetradic#DD6556, #8ADD56, #56CEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD5F7
Lighter +20%#D4ABEE
Lighter +10%#BF80E6
Darker −10%#932CD4
Darker −20%#7622AB
Darker −30%#591A80
Darker −40%#3B1156
More saturated +25%#AF3DF6
Less saturated −25%#A36FC4

Channel breakdown

R169
G86
B221
Red169 (66.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue276.89°
Saturation (HSL)66.5%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 56 · B DD

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