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Recognised as Colour

#A960FB

  • #A960FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A960FB is a violet with RGB values 169, 96, 251 and HSL 268°, 95%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A960FB#A960FB
HEX#A960FB
RGBrgb(169, 96, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3765, 0.9843
RGB percentages66.3%, 37.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(268.3, 95.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 61.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 61.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,100,411
CSS custom property--colour: #A960FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#569F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D85F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9981A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2FB60
Analogous#6065FB, #F660FB
Triadic#FBA960, #60FBA9
Split complementary#FBF660, #65FB60
Tetradic#FB6065, #B2FB60, #60FBF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5FF
Lighter +20%#DFC3FE
Lighter +10%#C492FC
Darker −10%#8E2EFA
Darker −20%#7406EF
Darker −30%#5C05BD
Darker −40%#44048B
More saturated +25%#A95CFF
Less saturated −25%#AA74E7

Channel breakdown

R169
G96
B251
Red169 (66.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue268.26°
Saturation (HSL)95.09%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 60 · B FB

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