Colour

#A12AFF

#A12AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A12AFF is a violet with RGB values 161, 42, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A12AFF#A12AFF

HEX#A12AFF

RGBrgb(161, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages63.1%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(273.5, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK36.9%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,562,303

CSS custom property--colour: #A12AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#5ED500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D699Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.3 Dark violet · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6 Medium blue · ΔE 27.4 Blue · ΔE 29.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88FF2A

Analogous#372AFF, #FF2AF2

Triadic#FFA12A, #2AFFA1

Split complementary#F3FF2A, #2AFF37

Tetradic#FF372A, #88FF2A, #2AF2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6FF

Lighter +30%#E5C3FF

Lighter +20%#CE90FF

Lighter +10%#B85DFF

Darker −10%#8900F6

Darker −20%#6D00C3

Darker −30%#500090

Darker −40%#34005D

More saturated +25%#A12AFF

Less saturated −25%#9E45E4

Channel breakdown

R161

G42

B255

Red161 (63.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.52°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 2A · B FF

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