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Recognised as Colour

#A152E1

  • #A152E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A152E1 is a violet with RGB values 161, 82, 225 and HSL 273°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A152E1#A152E1
HEX#A152E1
RGBrgb(161, 82, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3216, 0.8824
RGB percentages63.1%, 32.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(273.1, 70.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 63.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK28.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,572,513
CSS custom property--colour: #A152E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#5EAD1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3279DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#967092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92E152
Analogous#5952E1, #E152DA
Triadic#E1A152, #52E1A1
Split complementary#D9E152, #52E15A
Tetradic#E15A52, #92E152, #52DAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8D4F8
Lighter +20%#D0A9F0
Lighter +10%#B97DE9
Darker −10%#8927D9
Darker −20%#6E1EAF
Darker −30%#531783
Darker −40%#370F58
More saturated +25%#A439FA
Less saturated −25%#9E6BC8

Channel breakdown

R161
G82
B225
Red161 (63.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue273.15°
Saturation (HSL)70.44%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 52 · B E1

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