Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#A16CEA

  • #A16CEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A16CEA is a violet with RGB values 161, 108, 234 and HSL 265°, 75%, 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#A16CEA#A16CEA
HEX#A16CEA
RGBrgb(161, 108, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4235, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.1%, 42.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(265.2, 75%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 53.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK31.2%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,579,178
CSS custom property--colour: #A16CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5E9315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C86E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9285A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5EA6C
Analogous#6C76EA, #E06CEA
Triadic#EAA16C, #6CEAA1
Split complementary#EAE06C, #76EA6C
Tetradic#EA6C76, #B5EA6C, #6CEAE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F2FD
Lighter +20%#DAC5F7
Lighter +10%#BE99F0
Darker −10%#843FE4
Darker −20%#6A1ED2
Darker −30%#5318A5
Darker −40%#3D1179
More saturated +25%#9E57FF
Less saturated −25%#A481D5

Channel breakdown

R161
G108
B234
Red161 (63.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue265.24°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 6C · B EA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “a16cea” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.