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Colour

#A05FAF

  • #A05FAF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A05FAF is a violet with RGB values 160, 95, 175 and HSL 289°, 33%, 53%. 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

#A05FAF#A05FAF
HEX#A05FAF
RGBrgb(160, 95, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3725, 0.6863
RGB percentages62.7%, 37.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(288.8, 33.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 45.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK8.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,510,255
CSS custom property--colour: #A05FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5FA050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5373B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#657AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#A1697Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAF5F
Analogous#785FAF, #AF5F96
Triadic#AFA05F, #5FAFA0
Split complementary#96AF5F, #5FAF78
Tetradic#AF785F, #6EAF5F, #5F96AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E7F3
Lighter +30%#DDC5E2
Lighter +20%#C8A3D1
Lighter +10%#B481C0
Darker −10%#844992
Darker −20%#663870
Darker −30%#47274E
Darker −40%#28162C
More saturated +25%#B341CD
Less saturated −25%#8D7D91

Channel breakdown

R160
G95
B175
Red160 (62.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 5F · B AF

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