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Recognised as Colour

#A97EC4

  • #A97EC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A97EC4 is a violet with RGB values 169, 126, 196 and HSL 277°, 37%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A97EC4#A97EC4
HEX#A97EC4
RGBrgb(169, 126, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4941, 0.7686
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(276.9, 37.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 35.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK13.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,036
CSS custom property--colour: #A97EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#56813B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728CC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B90C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A68898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 29.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99C47E
Analogous#867EC4, #C47EBC
Triadic#C4A97E, #7EC4A9
Split complementary#BCC47E, #7EC486
Tetradic#C4867E, #99C47E, #7EBCC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE7F4
Lighter +20%#D8C4E4
Lighter +10%#C0A1D4
Darker −10%#925BB4
Darker −20%#774597
Darker −30%#5C3574
Darker −40%#402551
More saturated +25%#AE67DC
Less saturated −25%#A496AD

Channel breakdown

R169
G126
B196
Red169 (66.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue276.86°
Saturation (HSL)37.23%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7E · B C4

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