Colour

#A01CFF

#A01CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A01CFF is a violet with RGB values 160, 28, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A01CFF#A01CFF

HEX#A01CFF

RGBrgb(160, 28, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1098, 1

RGB percentages62.7%, 11%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.9, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 89%, 100%)

CMYK37.3%, 89%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,493,183

CSS custom property--colour: #A01CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#5FE300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8C6598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.4 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium blue · ΔE 27.3 Blue · ΔE 27.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7BFF1C

Analogous#2F1CFF, #FF1CEC

Triadic#FFA01C, #1CFFA0

Split complementary#EDFF1C, #1CFF2E

Tetradic#FF2E1C, #7BFF1C, #1CEDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5E8FF

Lighter +30%#E0B5FF

Lighter +20%#CB82FF

Lighter +10%#B54FFF

Darker −10%#8700E8

Darker −20%#6900B5

Darker −30%#4C0082

Darker −40%#2E004F

More saturated +25%#A01CFF

Less saturated −25%#9B38E3

Channel breakdown

R160

G28

B255

Red160 (62.7%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 1C · B FF

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Colour values

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