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Recognised as Colour

#A14CBA

  • #A14CBA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A14CBA is a violet with RGB values 161, 76, 186 and HSL 286°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A14CBA#A14CBA
HEX#A14CBA
RGBrgb(161, 76, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.298, 0.7294
RGB percentages63.1%, 29.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(286.4, 44.4%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 59.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK13.4%, 59.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,570,938
CSS custom property--colour: #A14CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#5EB345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#5073B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A15E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Purple · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65BA4C
Analogous#6A4CBA, #BA4C9C
Triadic#BAA14C, #4CBAA1
Split complementary#9CBA4C, #4CBA6A
Tetradic#BA6A4C, #65BA4C, #4C9CBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDFF3
Lighter +30%#DBBAE5
Lighter +20%#C896D6
Lighter +10%#B471C8
Darker −10%#833B98
Darker −20%#632D73
Darker −30%#441E4F
Darker −40%#24102A
More saturated +25%#B22DD9
Less saturated −25%#906B9B

Channel breakdown

R161
G76
B186
Red161 (63.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.35%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 4C · B BA

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