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Recognised as Colour

#A983FB

  • #A983FB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A983FB is a violet with RGB values 169, 131, 251 and HSL 259°, 94%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A983FB#A983FB
HEX#A983FB
RGBrgb(169, 131, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5137, 0.9843
RGB percentages66.3%, 51.4%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(259, 93.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 47.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,371
CSS custom property--colour: #A983FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#567C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A99FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6297F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#979AB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FB83
Analogous#8399FB, #E583FB
Triadic#FBA983, #83FBA9
Split complementary#FBE583, #99FB83
Tetradic#FB8399, #D5FB83, #83FBE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE6FE
Lighter +10%#CBB4FD
Darker −10%#8752F9
Darker −20%#6420F8
Darker −30%#4B07DE
Darker −40%#3A06AC
More saturated +25%#A87FFF
Less saturated −25%#AF93EB

Channel breakdown

R169
G131
B251
Red169 (66.3%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue259°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 83 · B FB

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