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Recognised as Colour

#A12EB9

  • #A12EB9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A12EB9 is a violet with RGB values 161, 46, 185 and HSL 290°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A12EB9#A12EB9
HEX#A12EB9
RGBrgb(161, 46, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.1804, 0.7255
RGB percentages63.1%, 18%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(289.6, 60.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 75.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK13%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,563,257
CSS custom property--colour: #A12EB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5ED146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B69B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A14A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46B92E
Analogous#5C2EB9, #B92E8B
Triadic#B9A12E, #2EB9A1
Split complementary#8BB92E, #2EB95C
Tetradic#B95C2E, #46B92E, #2E8BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8C3F0
Lighter +30%#D99AE6
Lighter +20%#C971DC
Lighter +10%#BA48D2
Darker −10%#7D2490
Darker −20%#5A1A67
Darker −30%#36103E
Darker −40%#130516
More saturated +25%#B411D6
Less saturated −25%#8E4B9C

Channel breakdown

R161
G46
B185
Red161 (63.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue289.64°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 2E · B B9

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