Recognised as Colour
#A96ABC
- #A96ABC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A96ABC is a violet with RGB values 169, 106, 188 and HSL 286°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#A96ABC#A96ABC
HEX#A96ABC
RGBrgb(169, 106, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4157, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.3%, 41.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(286.1, 38%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,102,908
CSS custom property--colour: #A96ABC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#569543
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7DBC6A
Analogous#806ABC, #BC6AA6
Triadic#BCA96A, #6ABCA9
Split complementary#A6BC6A, #6ABC80
Tetradic#BC806A, #7DBC6A, #6AA6BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G106
B188
Red169 (66.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue286.1°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6A · B BC
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