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Recognised as Colour

#A974DD

  • #A974DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A974DD is a violet with RGB values 169, 116, 221 and HSL 270°, 61%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A974DD#A974DD
HEX#A974DD
RGBrgb(169, 116, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4549, 0.8667
RGB percentages66.3%, 45.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(270.3, 60.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 47.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK23.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,105,501
CSS custom property--colour: #A974DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#568B22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#578AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#658CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1869Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Violet · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8DD74
Analogous#7474DD, #DD74DD
Triadic#DDA974, #74DDA9
Split complementary#DDDD74, #74DD75
Tetradic#DD7474, #A8DD74, #74DDDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5EFFB
Lighter +20%#DCC6F1
Lighter +10%#C29DE7
Darker −10%#904BD3
Darker −20%#762EBD
Darker −30%#5D2494
Darker −40%#431A6B
More saturated +25%#A95EF3
Less saturated −25%#A98AC7

Channel breakdown

R169
G116
B221
Red169 (66.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue270.29°
Saturation (HSL)60.69%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 74 · B DD

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