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Recognised as Colour

#A16AD2

  • #A16AD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A16AD2 is a violet with RGB values 161, 106, 210 and HSL 272°, 54%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A16AD2#A16AD2
HEX#A16AD2
RGBrgb(161, 106, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4157, 0.8235
RGB percentages63.1%, 41.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(271.7, 53.6%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 49.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK23.3%, 49.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,578,642
CSS custom property--colour: #A16AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#5E952D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D81D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C83CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#9A7C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BD26A
Analogous#6D6AD2, #D26ACF
Triadic#D2A16A, #6AD2A1
Split complementary#CFD26A, #6AD26D
Tetradic#D26D6A, #9BD26A, #6ACFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE0F5
Lighter +20%#D2B8EA
Lighter +10%#BA91DE
Darker −10%#8843C6
Darker −20%#6E32A4
Darker −30%#54267D
Darker −40%#3A1A56
More saturated +25%#A252EA
Less saturated −25%#A082BA

Channel breakdown

R161
G106
B210
Red161 (63.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue271.73°
Saturation (HSL)53.61%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 6A · B D2

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