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Recognised as Colour

#A05BCF

  • #A05BCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A05BCF is a violet with RGB values 160, 91, 207 and HSL 276°, 55%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A05BCF#A05BCF
HEX#A05BCF
RGBrgb(160, 91, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3569, 0.8118
RGB percentages62.7%, 35.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(275.7, 54.7%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 56%, 81.2%)
CMYK22.7%, 56%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,509,263
CSS custom property--colour: #A05BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5FA430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3577D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9A708Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ACF5B
Analogous#665BCF, #CF5BC4
Triadic#CFA05B, #5BCFA0
Split complementary#C4CF5B, #5BCF66
Tetradic#CF665B, #8ACF5B, #5BC4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9FD
Lighter +30%#E5D1F2
Lighter +20%#CEAAE6
Lighter +10%#B782DB
Darker −10%#8838BF
Darker −20%#6C2C98
Darker −30%#502170
Darker −40%#341549
More saturated +25%#A541EA
Less saturated −25%#9B76B5

Channel breakdown

R160
G91
B207
Red160 (62.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue275.69°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 5B · B CF

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