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Recognised as Colour

#A15FB0

  • #A15FB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A15FB0 is a violet with RGB values 161, 95, 176 and HSL 289°, 34%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A15FB0#A15FB0
HEX#A15FB0
RGBrgb(161, 95, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3725, 0.6902
RGB percentages63.1%, 37.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(288.9, 33.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 46%, 69%)
CMYK8.5%, 46%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,575,792
CSS custom property--colour: #A15FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5EA04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5374B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#657BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2697Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Violet · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB05F
Analogous#795FB0, #B05F97
Triadic#B0A15F, #5FB0A1
Split complementary#96B05F, #5FB079
Tetradic#B0795F, #6EB05F, #5F96B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E8F3
Lighter +30%#DDC5E3
Lighter +20%#C9A3D2
Lighter +10%#B581C1
Darker −10%#854993
Darker −20%#673871
Darker −30%#48274F
Darker −40%#29162D
More saturated +25%#B441CE
Less saturated −25%#8E7D92

Channel breakdown

R161
G95
B176
Red161 (63.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue288.89°
Saturation (HSL)33.89%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 5F · B B0

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