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Recognised as Colour

#A966BD

  • #A966BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A966BD is a violet with RGB values 169, 102, 189 and HSL 286°, 40%, 57%. 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

#A966BD#A966BD
HEX#A966BD
RGBrgb(169, 102, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.3%, 40%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(286.2, 39.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 46%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 46%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,101,885
CSS custom property--colour: #A966BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#569942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A82BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A97289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7ABD66
Analogous#7E66BD, #BD66A5
Triadic#BDA966, #66BDA9
Split complementary#A6BD66, #66BD7D
Tetradic#BD7D66, #7ABD66, #66A5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F5FA
Lighter +30%#E5D1EB
Lighter +20%#D1ADDC
Lighter +10%#BD8ACC
Darker −10%#9248A8
Darker −20%#733984
Darker −30%#542A60
Darker −40%#351A3D
More saturated +25%#B84BD8
Less saturated −25%#9A81A2

Channel breakdown

R169
G102
B189
Red169 (66.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue286.21°
Saturation (HSL)39.73%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 66 · B BD

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