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Recognised as Colour

#A080E1

  • #A080E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A080E1 is a violet with RGB values 160, 128, 225 and HSL 260°, 62%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A080E1#A080E1
HEX#A080E1
RGBrgb(160, 128, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.502, 0.8824
RGB percentages62.7%, 50.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(259.8, 61.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.8, 43.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK28.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,518,753
CSS custom property--colour: #A080E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#5F7F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6491E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A90DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9391A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E180
Analogous#8091E1, #D080E1
Triadic#E1A080, #80E1A0
Split complementary#E1D180, #91E180
Tetradic#E18091, #C1E180, #80E1D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DED3F4
Lighter +10%#BFA9EB
Darker −10%#8157D7
Darker −20%#6330CB
Darker −30%#4F26A2
Darker −40%#3B1C79
More saturated +25%#996CF5
Less saturated −25%#A794CD

Channel breakdown

R160
G128
B225
Red160 (62.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue259.79°
Saturation (HSL)61.78%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 80 · B E1

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