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Colour

#A11CC2

  • #A11CC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A11CC2 is a violet with RGB values 161, 28, 194 and HSL 288°, 75%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A11CC2#A11CC2
HEX#A11CC2
RGBrgb(161, 28, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1098, 0.7608
RGB percentages63.1%, 11%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(288.1, 74.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.1, 85.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK17%, 85.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,558,658
CSS custom property--colour: #A11CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5EE33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2466BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A04774no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.9Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1Purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DC21C
Analogous#4E1CC2, #C21C90
Triadic#C2A11C, #1CC2A1
Split complementary#90C21C, #1CC24E
Tetradic#C24E1C, #3DC21C, #1C90C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B6F4
Lighter +30%#DA89EE
Lighter +20%#CC5CE8
Lighter +10%#BE30E1
Darker −10%#7C1695
Darker −20%#570F69
Darker −30%#32093C
Darker −40%#0D0210
More saturated +25%#B200DE
Less saturated −25%#9038A6

Channel breakdown

R161
G28
B194
Red161 (63.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue288.07°
Saturation (HSL)74.77%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 1C · B C2

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