Colour

#A162BE

#A162BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A162BE is a violet with RGB values 161, 98, 190 and HSL 281°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A162BE#A162BE

HEX#A162BE

RGBrgb(161, 98, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3843, 0.7451

RGB percentages63.1%, 38.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(281.1, 41.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 48.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK15.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,576,574

CSS custom property--colour: #A162BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#5E9D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F78C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#617DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9F7087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Orchid · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Violet · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FBE62

Analogous#7362BE, #BE62AD

Triadic#BEA162, #62BEA1

Split complementary#ADBE62, #62BE73

Tetradic#BE7362, #7FBE62, #62ADBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F2FA

Lighter +30%#E2CEEB

Lighter +20%#CCAADC

Lighter +10%#B786CD

Darker −10%#8945A8

Darker −20%#6B3684

Darker −30%#4E285F

Darker −40%#30193B

More saturated +25%#AB46DA

Less saturated −25%#977EA2

Channel breakdown

R161

G98

B190

Red161 (63.1%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue281.09°

Saturation (HSL)41.44%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 62 · B BE

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