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Recognised as Colour

#A120BB

  • #A120BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A120BB is a violet with RGB values 161, 32, 187 and HSL 290°, 71%, 43%. 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

#A120BB#A120BB
HEX#A120BB
RGBrgb(161, 32, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1255, 0.7333
RGB percentages63.1%, 12.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(289.9, 70.8%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 82.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK13.9%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,559,675
CSS custom property--colour: #A120BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#5EDF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3066B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A14570no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.1Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ABB20
Analogous#5420BB, #BB2087
Triadic#BBA120, #20BBA1
Split complementary#87BB20, #20BB54
Tetradic#BB5420, #3ABB20, #2087BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B5F2
Lighter +30%#DA89EB
Lighter +20%#CD5EE3
Lighter +10%#BF32DC
Darker −10%#7C198F
Darker −20%#561164
Darker −30%#310A38
Darker −40%#0B020D
More saturated +25%#B305D6
Less saturated −25%#8F3BA0

Channel breakdown

R161
G32
B187
Red161 (63.1%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue289.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.78%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 20 · B BB

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