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Colour

#A95DFF

  • #A95DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A95DFF is a violet with RGB values 169, 93, 255 and HSL 268°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A95DFF#A95DFF
HEX#A95DFF
RGBrgb(169, 93, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3647, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 36.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(268.1, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 63.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,099,647
CSS custom property--colour: #A95DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#56A200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D84FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9781A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3FF5D
Analogous#5D62FF, #FA5DFF
Triadic#FFA95D, #5DFFA9
Split complementary#FFFA5D, #62FF5D
Tetradic#FF5D62, #B3FF5D, #5DFFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6FF
Lighter +20%#DFC3FF
Lighter +10%#C490FF
Darker −10%#8E2AFF
Darker −20%#7300F6
Darker −30%#5B00C3
Darker −40%#440090
More saturated +25%#A95DFF
Less saturated −25%#AA71EB

Channel breakdown

R169
G93
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue268.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 5D · B FF

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