Recognised as Colour

#A962CB

#A962CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A962CB is a violet with RGB values 169, 98, 203 and HSL 281°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A962CB#A962CB

HEX#A962CB

RGBrgb(169, 98, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.3843, 0.7961

RGB percentages66.3%, 38.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(280.6, 50.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 51.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK16.7%, 51.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,100,875

CSS custom property--colour: #A962CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#569D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#497CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F82C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#A6738Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2 Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84CB62

Analogous#7562CB, #CB62B8

Triadic#CBA962, #62CBA9

Split complementary#B8CB62, #62CB75

Tetradic#CB7562, #84CB62, #62B8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFE

Lighter +30%#E8D5F1

Lighter +20%#D3AFE4

Lighter +10%#BE88D8

Darker −10%#933EBC

Darker −20%#753295

Darker −30%#57256F

Darker −40%#391849

More saturated +25%#B248E5

Less saturated −25%#A07CB1

Channel breakdown

R169

G98

B203

Red169 (66.3%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue280.57°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 62 · B CB

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