What color is #A669DB?

#A669DB is a light, moderate violet known as Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violet Voltage?

The RGB value is 166, 105, 219: 166 red, 105 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violet Voltage?

The complementary color is #9EDB69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A669DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violet Voltage color: hex code #A669DB

#A669DB rgb(166, 105, 219)

Shades of purple

Violet Voltage has the hex code #A669DB. It is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.2% green and 85.9% blue (166, 105, 219).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 61% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Violet Voltage (#A669DB) color codes

HEX	`#A669DB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 105, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 41.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 61%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 52%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, 45.62, -49.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 67.16, 312.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.561, 23.325, 69.738)`
Decimal	`10906075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violet Voltage, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A669DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A669DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A669DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a669db; }
.text { color: #a669db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a669db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 105 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a669db, #db69d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A669DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A669DB?: #A669DB is a light, moderate violet known as Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violet Voltage?: The RGB value is 166, 105, 219: 166 red, 105 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violet Voltage?: The complementary color is #9EDB69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A669DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.