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Recognised as Colour

#A05CC2

  • #A05CC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A05CC2 is a violet with RGB values 160, 92, 194 and HSL 280°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A05CC2#A05CC2
HEX#A05CC2
RGBrgb(160, 92, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3608, 0.7608
RGB percentages62.7%, 36.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(280, 45.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 52.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK17.5%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,509,506
CSS custom property--colour: #A05CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19023WCAG 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 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5FA33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4375C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#587ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9D6D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Orchid · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC25C
Analogous#6D5CC2, #C25CB1
Triadic#C2A05C, #5CC2A0
Split complementary#B1C25C, #5CC26D
Tetradic#C26D5C, #7EC25C, #5CB1C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F0FA
Lighter +30%#E1CBEC
Lighter +20%#CBA6DE
Lighter +10%#B681D0
Darker −10%#8740AB
Darker −20%#6A3286
Darker −30%#4D2461
Darker −40%#2F163C
More saturated +25%#A940DE
Less saturated −25%#9778A6

Channel breakdown

R160
G92
B194
Red160 (62.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)45.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 5C · B C2

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