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Recognised as Colour

#A976EB

  • #A976EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A976EB is a violet with RGB values 169, 118, 235 and HSL 266°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A976EB#A976EB
HEX#A976EB
RGBrgb(169, 118, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4627, 0.9216
RGB percentages66.3%, 46.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(266.2, 74.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 49.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK28.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,106,027
CSS custom property--colour: #A976EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#568914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9D8BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8EB76
Analogous#767DEB, #E476EB
Triadic#EBA976, #76EBA9
Split complementary#EBE476, #7DEB76
Tetradic#EB767D, #B8EB76, #76EBE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E1CFF8
Lighter +10%#C5A3F1
Darker −10%#8D49E5
Darker −20%#7220DB
Darker −30%#5A19AF
Darker −40%#431382
More saturated +25%#A662FF
Less saturated −25%#AC8AD7

Channel breakdown

R169
G118
B235
Red169 (66.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue266.15°
Saturation (HSL)74.52%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 76 · B EB

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