Colour

#A16CE8

#A16CE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A16CE8 is a violet with RGB values 161, 108, 232 and HSL 266°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A16CE8

RGBrgb(161, 108, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4235, 0.9098

RGB percentages63.1%, 42.4%, 91%

HSLhsl(265.6, 72.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 53.4%, 91%)

CMYK30.6%, 53.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,579,176

CSS custom property--colour: #A16CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#5E9317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D86ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E86E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9384A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.8 Slate blue · ΔE 14.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Royal blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3E86C

Analogous#6C75E8, #DF6CE8

Triadic#E8A16C, #6CE8A1

Split complementary#E8DF6C, #75E86C

Tetradic#E86C75, #B3E86C, #6CE8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0FD

Lighter +20%#D9C4F6

Lighter +10%#BD98EF

Darker −10%#8540E1

Darker −20%#6A20CE

Darker −30%#5419A2

Darker −40%#3D1276

More saturated +25%#9E57FD

Less saturated −25%#A481D3

Channel breakdown

R161

G108

B232

Red161 (63.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue265.65°

Saturation (HSL)72.94%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 6C · B E8

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