Colour

#A060FA

#A060FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A060FA is a violet with RGB values 160, 96, 250 and HSL 265°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A060FA#A060FA

HEX#A060FA

RGBrgb(160, 96, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3765, 0.9804

RGB percentages62.7%, 37.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(264.9, 93.9%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 61.6%, 98%)

CMYK36%, 61.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,510,586

CSS custom property--colour: #A060FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#5F9F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C82F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#8C82A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BAFA60

Analogous#606DFA, #ED60FA

Triadic#FAA060, #60FAA0

Split complementary#FAED60, #6DFA60

Tetradic#FA606D, #BAFA60, #60FAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FF

Lighter +20%#DBC3FD

Lighter +10%#BE91FC

Darker −10%#822FF8

Darker −20%#6707ED

Darker −30%#5106BB

Darker −40%#3C048A

More saturated +25%#9F5BFF

Less saturated −25%#A375E6

Channel breakdown

R160

G96

B250

Red160 (62.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue264.94°

Saturation (HSL)93.9%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 60 · B FA

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