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Recognised as Colour

#A992ED

  • #A992ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A992ED is a violet with RGB values 169, 146, 237 and HSL 255°, 72%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A992ED#A992ED
HEX#A992ED
RGBrgb(169, 146, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5725, 0.9294
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(255.2, 71.7%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 38.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK28.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,197
CSS custom property--colour: #A992ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#566D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA2B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6ED92
Analogous#92A9ED, #D792ED
Triadic#EDA992, #92EDA9
Split complementary#EDD692, #A9ED92
Tetradic#ED92A9, #D6ED92, #92EDD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEAFB
Lighter +10%#CCBEF4
Darker −10%#8666E6
Darker −20%#643ADF
Darker −30%#4A21C5
Darker −40%#3A199A
More saturated +25%#A182FD
Less saturated −25%#B1A2DD

Channel breakdown

R169
G146
B237
Red169 (66.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue255.16°
Saturation (HSL)71.65%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 92 · B ED

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