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Recognised as Colour

#A96DCA

  • #A96DCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A96DCA is a violet with RGB values 169, 109, 202 and HSL 279°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A96DCA#A96DCA
HEX#A96DCA
RGBrgb(169, 109, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4275, 0.7922
RGB percentages66.3%, 42.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(278.7, 46.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 46%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.3%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,103,690
CSS custom property--colour: #A96DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#569235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5982CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A67B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ECA6D
Analogous#7B6DCA, #CA6DBC
Triadic#CAA96D, #6DCAA9
Split complementary#BCCA6D, #6DCA7B
Tetradic#CA7B6D, #8ECA6D, #6DBCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBDDF3
Lighter +20%#D5B8E5
Lighter +10%#BF92D8
Darker −10%#9348BC
Darker −20%#773899
Darker −30%#5A2A74
Darker −40%#3D1C4F
More saturated +25%#B054E3
Less saturated −25%#A286B1

Channel breakdown

R169
G109
B202
Red169 (66.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue278.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.73%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 6D · B CA

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