Colour

#A15AD1

#A15AD1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A15AD1 is a violet with RGB values 161, 90, 209 and HSL 276°, 56%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A15AD1

RGBrgb(161, 90, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3529, 0.8196

RGB percentages63.1%, 35.3%, 82%

HSLhsl(275.8, 56.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 56.9%, 82%)

CMYK23%, 56.9%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,574,545

CSS custom property--colour: #A15AD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19493WCAG 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 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#5EA52E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3177D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D7BCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9B708Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.8 Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8AD15A

Analogous#655AD1, #D15AC6

Triadic#D1A15A, #5AD1A1

Split complementary#C6D15A, #5AD165

Tetradic#D1655A, #8AD15A, #5AC6D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFAFD

Lighter +30%#E5D2F2

Lighter +20%#CEAAE7

Lighter +10%#B882DC

Darker −10%#8A36C2

Darker −20%#6D2B9A

Darker −30%#512072

Darker −40%#35154A

More saturated +25%#A640EB

Less saturated −25%#9C74B7

Channel breakdown

R161

G90

B209

Red161 (63.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue275.8°

Saturation (HSL)56.4%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 5A · B D1

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Colour values

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