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Recognised as Colour

#A168AF

  • #A168AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A168AF is a violet with RGB values 161, 104, 175 and HSL 288°, 31%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A168AF#A168AF
HEX#A168AF
RGBrgb(161, 104, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4078, 0.6863
RGB percentages63.1%, 40.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(288.2, 30.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 40.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK8%, 40.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,578,095
CSS custom property--colour: #A168AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#5E9750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E79B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A27183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Violet · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 21.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AF68
Analogous#7E68AF, #AF6899
Triadic#AFA168, #68AFA1
Split complementary#99AF68, #68AF7E
Tetradic#AF7E68, #76AF68, #6899AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDF6
Lighter +30%#DFCCE4
Lighter +20%#CBABD2
Lighter +10%#B689C1
Darker −10%#874F95
Darker −20%#693D74
Darker −30%#4B2C52
Darker −40%#2C1A31
More saturated +25%#B24BCC
Less saturated −25%#908592

Channel breakdown

R161
G104
B175
Red161 (63.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue288.17°
Saturation (HSL)30.74%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 68 · B AF

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