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Recognised as Colour

#A12DC2

  • #A12DC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A12DC2 is a violet with RGB values 161, 45, 194 and HSL 287°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A12DC2#A12DC2
HEX#A12DC2
RGBrgb(161, 45, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1765, 0.7608
RGB percentages63.1%, 17.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(286.7, 62.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 76.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK17%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,563,010
CSS custom property--colour: #A12DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5ED23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#316ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EC22D
Analogous#572DC2, #C22D98
Triadic#C2A12D, #2DC2A1
Split complementary#98C22D, #2DC257
Tetradic#C2572D, #4EC22D, #2D98C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C9F2
Lighter +30%#D89FE9
Lighter +20%#C876DF
Lighter +10%#B74CD6
Darker −10%#7F2399
Darker −20%#5C1A6F
Darker −30%#3A1046
Darker −40%#18071C
More saturated +25%#B20FE0
Less saturated −25%#904BA4

Channel breakdown

R161
G45
B194
Red161 (63.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue286.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.34%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 2D · B C2

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