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Recognised as Colour

#A051DA

  • #A051DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A051DA is a violet with RGB values 160, 81, 218 and HSL 275°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A051DA#A051DA
HEX#A051DA
RGBrgb(160, 81, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3176, 0.8549
RGB percentages62.7%, 31.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(274.6, 64.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 62.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK26.6%, 62.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,506,714
CSS custom property--colour: #A051DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#5FAE25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#3878D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#976D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BDA51
Analogous#5C51DA, #DA51CF
Triadic#DAA051, #51DAA0
Split complementary#D0DA51, #51DA5B
Tetradic#DA5B51, #8BDA51, #51CFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9FE
Lighter +30%#E5CFF5
Lighter +20%#CEA5EC
Lighter +10%#B77BE3
Darker −10%#882BCD
Darker −20%#6C23A2
Darker −30%#501A78
Darker −40%#34114E
More saturated +25%#A437F4
Less saturated −25%#9C6BC0

Channel breakdown

R160
G81
B218
Red160 (62.7%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue274.6°
Saturation (HSL)64.93%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 51 · B DA

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