Recognised as Colour

#A962B8

#A962B8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#A962B8 is a violet with RGB values 169, 98, 184 and HSL 290°, 38%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A962B8

RGBrgb(169, 98, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3843, 0.7216

RGB percentages66.3%, 38.4%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(289.5, 37.7%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 46.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK8.2%, 46.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,100,856

CSS custom property--colour: #A962B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#569D47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5578BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6980B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AA6D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#71B862

Analogous#7E62B8, #B8629C

Triadic#B8A962, #62B8A9

Split complementary#9CB862, #62B87E

Tetradic#B87E62, #71B862, #629CB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6EEF8

Lighter +30%#E3CBE8

Lighter +20%#CFA8D8

Lighter +10%#BC85C8

Darker −10%#90489F

Darker −20%#70387C

Darker −30%#502859

Darker −40%#311836

More saturated +25%#BC46D4

Less saturated −25%#967F9C

Channel breakdown

R169

G98

B184

Red169 (66.3%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue289.53°

Saturation (HSL)37.72%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 62 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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