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Recognised as Colour

#A16EFD

  • #A16EFD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A16EFD is a violet with RGB values 161, 110, 253 and HSL 261°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A16EFD#A16EFD
HEX#A16EFD
RGBrgb(161, 110, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4314, 0.9922
RGB percentages63.1%, 43.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(261.4, 97.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 56.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK36.4%, 56.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,579,709
CSS custom property--colour: #A16EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5E9102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#238CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3989FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B8CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFD6E
Analogous#6E83FD, #E96EFD
Triadic#FDA16E, #6EFDA1
Split complementary#FDE86E, #83FD6E
Tetradic#FD6E82, #CAFD6E, #6EFDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2D3FE
Lighter +10%#C2A0FE
Darker −10%#803CFC
Darker −20%#6009FC
Darker −30%#4C03CF
Darker −40%#39029D
More saturated +25%#A06CFF
Less saturated −25%#A680EB

Channel breakdown

R161
G110
B253
Red161 (63.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue261.4°
Saturation (HSL)97.28%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 6E · B FD

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