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Recognised as Colour

#A07EE5

  • #A07EE5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A07EE5 is a violet with RGB values 160, 126, 229 and HSL 260°, 66%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A07EE5#A07EE5
HEX#A07EE5
RGBrgb(160, 126, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4941, 0.898
RGB percentages62.7%, 49.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(259.8, 66.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 45%, 89.8%)
CMYK30.1%, 45%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,518,245
CSS custom property--colour: #A07EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5F811A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E91E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#658FE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9191A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3E57E
Analogous#7E90E5, #D37EE5
Triadic#E5A07E, #7EE5A0
Split complementary#E5D37E, #90E57E
Tetradic#E57E90, #C3E57E, #7EE5D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DFD3F6
Lighter +10%#BFA8EE
Darker −10%#8154DC
Darker −20%#622AD3
Darker −30%#4E22A8
Darker −40%#3A197E
More saturated +25%#996BF8
Less saturated −25%#A791D2

Channel breakdown

R160
G126
B229
Red160 (62.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue259.81°
Saturation (HSL)66.45%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 7E · B E5

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