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Recognised as Colour

#A00CC2

  • #A00CC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A00CC2 is a violet with RGB values 160, 12, 194 and HSL 289°, 88%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A00CC2#A00CC2
HEX#A00CC2
RGBrgb(160, 12, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0471, 0.7608
RGB percentages62.7%, 4.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(288.8, 88.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 93.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK17.5%, 93.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,489,026
CSS custom property--colour: #A00CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#5FF33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1864BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EC20C
Analogous#450CC2, #C20C89
Triadic#C2A00C, #0CC2A0
Split complementary#89C20C, #0CC245
Tetradic#C2450C, #2EC20C, #0C89C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9A1F9
Lighter +30%#DD71F6
Lighter +20%#D241F3
Lighter +10%#C711F0
Darker −10%#780992
Darker −20%#510662
Darker −30%#290332
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#A800CE
Less saturated −25%#9026A8

Channel breakdown

R160
G12
B194
Red160 (62.7%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue288.79°
Saturation (HSL)88.35%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 0C · B C2

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