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Recognised as Colour

#A96CFE

  • #A96CFE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A96CFE is a violet with RGB values 169, 108, 254 and HSL 265°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A96CFE#A96CFE
HEX#A96CFE
RGBrgb(169, 108, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4235, 0.9961
RGB percentages66.3%, 42.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(265.1, 98.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 57.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 57.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,103,486
CSS custom property--colour: #A96CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#569301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#218CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#978AABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1FE6C
Analogous#6C78FE, #F26CFE
Triadic#FEA96C, #6CFEA9
Split complementary#FEF26C, #78FE6C
Tetradic#FE6C78, #C1FE6C, #6CFEF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D1FF
Lighter +10%#C79FFE
Darker −10%#8B39FE
Darker −20%#6E07FD
Darker −30%#5801D0
Darker −40%#42019D
More saturated +25%#A96BFF
Less saturated −25%#AC7FEC

Channel breakdown

R169
G108
B254
Red169 (66.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue265.07°
Saturation (HSL)98.65%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6C · B FE

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