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Recognised as Colour

#A152CB

  • #A152CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A152CB is a violet with RGB values 161, 82, 203 and HSL 279°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A152CB#A152CB
HEX#A152CB
RGBrgb(161, 82, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3216, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.1%, 32.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(279.2, 53.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 59.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK20.7%, 59.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,572,491
CSS custom property--colour: #A152CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#5EAD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2771CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4977C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9C6887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CCB52
Analogous#6552CB, #CB52B8
Triadic#CBA152, #52CBA1
Split complementary#B8CB52, #52CB65
Tetradic#CB6552, #7CCB52, #52B8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EFFA
Lighter +30%#E1C8EE
Lighter +20%#CCA0E3
Lighter +10%#B679D7
Darker −10%#8836B4
Darker −20%#6B2A8D
Darker −30%#4D1F65
Darker −40%#2F133E
More saturated +25%#AA36E7
Less saturated −25%#986EAF

Channel breakdown

R161
G82
B203
Red161 (63.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue279.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 52 · B CB

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