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Recognised as Colour

#A05AE1

  • #A05AE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A05AE1 is a violet with RGB values 160, 90, 225 and HSL 271°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A05AE1#A05AE1
HEX#A05AE1
RGBrgb(160, 90, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3529, 0.8824
RGB percentages62.7%, 35.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(271.1, 69.2%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 60%, 88.2%)
CMYK28.9%, 60%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,509,025
CSS custom property--colour: #A05AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5FA51E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#147AE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C7CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#957595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BE15A
Analogous#5C5AE1, #E15ADF
Triadic#E1A05A, #5AE1A0
Split complementary#DEE15A, #5AE15D
Tetradic#E15D5A, #9BE15A, #5ADFE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBDBF9
Lighter +20%#D2B0F1
Lighter +10%#B985E9
Darker −10%#872FD9
Darker −20%#6D21B4
Darker −30%#531989
Darker −40%#39115E
More saturated +25%#A142F9
Less saturated −25%#9F72C9

Channel breakdown

R160
G90
B225
Red160 (62.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue271.11°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 5A · B E1

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