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Colour

#A974FF

  • #A974FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A974FF is a violet with RGB values 169, 116, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A974FF#A974FF
HEX#A974FF
RGBrgb(169, 116, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4549, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 45.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.9, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,105,535
CSS custom property--colour: #A974FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#568B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3891FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9690AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFF74
Analogous#7485FF, #EE74FF
Triadic#FFA974, #74FFA9
Split complementary#FFEF74, #84FF74
Tetradic#FF7485, #CAFF74, #74FFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DAFF
Lighter +10%#C9A7FF
Darker −10%#8941FF
Darker −20%#6A0EFF
Darker −30%#5300DA
Darker −40%#4000A7
More saturated +25%#A974FF
Less saturated −25%#AD85EE

Channel breakdown

R169
G116
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 74 · B FF

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