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Recognised as Colour

#A01BBF

  • #A01BBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A01BBF is a violet with RGB values 160, 27, 191 and HSL 289°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A01BBF#A01BBF
HEX#A01BBF
RGBrgb(160, 27, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1059, 0.749
RGB percentages62.7%, 10.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(288.7, 75.2%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,492,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A01BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#5FE440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2665BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4572no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.1Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ABF1B
Analogous#4E1BBF, #BF1B8C
Triadic#BFA01B, #1BBFA0
Split complementary#8CBF1B, #1BBF4E
Tetradic#BF4E1B, #3ABF1B, #1B8CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B2F4
Lighter +30%#DA85EE
Lighter +20%#CC59E7
Lighter +10%#BF2CE1
Darker −10%#7B1592
Darker −20%#550E66
Darker −30%#300839
Darker −40%#0A020C
More saturated +25%#B100DA
Less saturated −25%#8F36A4

Channel breakdown

R160
G27
B191
Red160 (62.7%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue288.66°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 1B · B BF

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