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Recognised as Colour

#A970CF

  • #A970CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A970CF is a violet with RGB values 169, 112, 207 and HSL 276°, 50%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A970CF#A970CF
HEX#A970CF
RGBrgb(169, 112, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4392, 0.8118
RGB percentages66.3%, 43.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(276, 49.7%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 45.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,104,463
CSS custom property--colour: #A970CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#568F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A85D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A57F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Violet · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96CF70
Analogous#7970CF, #CF70C6
Triadic#CFA970, #70CFA9
Split complementary#C5CF70, #70CF7A
Tetradic#CF7A70, #96CF70, #70C5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE3F5
Lighter +20%#D7BCE9
Lighter +10%#C096DC
Darker −10%#924AC2
Darker −20%#7737A2
Darker −30%#5B2A7C
Darker −40%#3F1D56
More saturated +25%#AE58E7
Less saturated −25%#A488B7

Channel breakdown

R169
G112
B207
Red169 (66.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)49.74%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 70 · B CF

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