Recognised as Colour

#A15ADB

#A15ADB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A15ADB is a violet with RGB values 161, 90, 219 and HSL 273°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A15ADB

RGBrgb(161, 90, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3529, 0.8588

RGB percentages63.1%, 35.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(273, 64.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 58.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK26.5%, 58.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,574,555

CSS custom property--colour: #A15ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#5EA524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2379DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#447CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#987392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 16.5 Slate blue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94DB5A

Analogous#615ADB, #DB5AD4

Triadic#DBA15A, #5ADBA1

Split complementary#D5DB5A, #5ADB61

Tetradic#DB605A, #94DB5A, #5AD4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9D8F6

Lighter +20%#D1AEED

Lighter +10%#B984E4

Darker −10%#8930D2

Darker −20%#6E25AA

Darker −30%#531C80

Darker −40%#381356

More saturated +25%#A441F4

Less saturated −25%#9E73C2

Channel breakdown

R161

G90

B219

Red161 (63.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue273.02°

Saturation (HSL)64.18%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 5A · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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