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Recognised as Colour

#A126BB

  • #A126BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A126BB is a violet with RGB values 161, 38, 187 and HSL 290°, 66%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A126BB#A126BB
HEX#A126BB
RGBrgb(161, 38, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.149, 0.7333
RGB percentages63.1%, 14.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(289.5, 66.2%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 79.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK13.9%, 79.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,561,211
CSS custom property--colour: #A126BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#5ED944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3467B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A14771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BB26
Analogous#5726BB, #BB268B
Triadic#BBA126, #26BBA1
Split complementary#8BBB26, #26BB57
Tetradic#BB5726, #40BB26, #268BBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8BCF1
Lighter +30%#D991E9
Lighter +20%#CB67E0
Lighter +10%#BC3DD7
Darker −10%#7D1D91
Darker −20%#581566
Darker −30%#340C3C
Darker −40%#0F0411
More saturated +25%#B30AD7
Less saturated −25%#8F429F

Channel breakdown

R161
G38
B187
Red161 (63.1%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue289.53°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 26 · B BB

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