Recognised as Colour

#A970BD

#A970BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A970BD is a violet with RGB values 169, 112, 189 and HSL 284°, 37%, 59%. 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

#A970BD#A970BD

HEX#A970BD

RGBrgb(169, 112, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4392, 0.7412

RGB percentages66.3%, 43.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(284.4, 36.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 40.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK10.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,104,445

CSS custom property--colour: #A970BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#568F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6482C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7287BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A97A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Orchid · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 28 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#84BD70

Analogous#8270BD, #BD70AB

Triadic#BDA970, #70BDA9

Split complementary#ABBD70, #70BD82

Tetradic#BD8270, #84BD70, #70ABBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E8D9ED

Lighter +20%#D3B6DD

Lighter +10%#BE93CD

Darker −10%#934FAB

Darker −20%#753F88

Darker −30%#572F65

Darker −40%#391F42

More saturated +25%#B656D7

Less saturated −25%#9C8AA3

Channel breakdown

R169

G112

B189

Red169 (66.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue284.42°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 70 · B BD

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