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Recognised as Colour

#A968D1

  • #A968D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A968D1 is a violet with RGB values 169, 104, 209 and HSL 277°, 53%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A968D1#A968D1
HEX#A968D1
RGBrgb(169, 104, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4078, 0.8196
RGB percentages66.3%, 40.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(277.1, 53.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 50.2%, 82%)
CMYK19.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,102,417
CSS custom property--colour: #A968D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#56972E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E80D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6185CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A47993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Orchid · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Violet · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90D168
Analogous#7468D1, #D168C5
Triadic#D1A968, #68D1A9
Split complementary#C5D168, #68D174
Tetradic#D17468, #90D168, #68C5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDDF5
Lighter +20%#D6B6E9
Lighter +10%#BF8FDD
Darker −10%#9341C5
Darker −20%#7731A2
Darker −30%#5A257B
Darker −40%#3D1954
More saturated +25%#AF4FEA
Less saturated −25%#A381B8

Channel breakdown

R169
G104
B209
Red169 (66.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)53.3%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 68 · B D1

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