Colour

#A126FF

#A126FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A126FF is a violet with RGB values 161, 38, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A126FF#A126FF

HEX#A126FF

RGBrgb(161, 38, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.149, 1

RGB percentages63.1%, 14.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(274, 100%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274, 85.1%, 100%)

CMYK36.9%, 85.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,561,279

CSS custom property--colour: #A126FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#5ED900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#8D6899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.2 Dark violet · ΔE 15.1 Medium blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6 Blue · ΔE 29.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#84FF26

Analogous#3526FF, #FF26F0

Triadic#FFA126, #26FFA1

Split complementary#F0FF26, #26FF34

Tetradic#FF3426, #84FF26, #26F0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F2FF

Lighter +30%#E3BFFF

Lighter +20%#CD8CFF

Lighter +10%#B759FF

Darker −10%#8900F2

Darker −20%#6C00BF

Darker −30%#4F008C

Darker −40%#320059

More saturated +25%#A126FF

Less saturated −25%#9D41E4

Channel breakdown

R161

G38

B255

Red161 (63.1%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.01°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 26 · B FF

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