Colour

#A16BC7

#A16BC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A16BC7 is a violet with RGB values 161, 107, 199 and HSL 275°, 45%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A16BC7

RGBrgb(161, 107, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4196, 0.7804

RGB percentages63.1%, 42%, 78%

HSLhsl(275.2, 45.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 46.2%, 78%)

CMYK19.1%, 46.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,578,887

CSS custom property--colour: #A16BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#5E9438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#567FCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6483C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9C7A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23 Violet · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91C76B

Analogous#736BC7, #C76BBF

Triadic#C7A16B, #6BC7A1

Split complementary#BFC76B, #6BC773

Tetradic#C7736B, #91C76B, #6BBFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8DAF1

Lighter +20%#D0B5E3

Lighter +10%#B990D5

Darker −10%#8A46B9

Darker −20%#6E3894

Darker −30%#532A6F

Darker −40%#371C4A

More saturated +25%#A552E1

Less saturated −25%#9D84AD

Channel breakdown

R161

G107

B199

Red161 (63.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue275.22°

Saturation (HSL)45.1%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 6B · B C7

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