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Recognised as Colour

#A985F8

  • #A985F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A985F8 is a violet with RGB values 169, 133, 248 and HSL 259°, 89%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A985F8#A985F8
HEX#A985F8
RGBrgb(169, 133, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5216, 0.9725
RGB percentages66.3%, 52.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(258.8, 89.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 46.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK31.9%, 46.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,109,880
CSS custom property--colour: #A985F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#567A07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9AFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6698F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#989BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4F885
Analogous#859AF8, #E385F8
Triadic#F8A985, #85F8A9
Split complementary#F8E385, #9BF885
Tetradic#F8859A, #D4F885, #85F8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE5FE
Lighter +10%#CBB5FB
Darker −10%#8755F5
Darker −20%#6525F2
Darker −30%#4C0CD8
Darker −40%#3B0AA7
More saturated +25%#A67EFF
Less saturated −25%#AF95E8

Channel breakdown

R169
G133
B248
Red169 (66.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue258.78°
Saturation (HSL)89.15%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 85 · B F8

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