Colour

#A172CC

#A172CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A172CC is a violet with RGB values 161, 114, 204 and HSL 271°, 47%, 62%. 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

#A172CC#A172CC

HEX#A172CC

RGBrgb(161, 114, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4471, 0.8

RGB percentages63.1%, 44.7%, 80%

HSLhsl(271.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK21.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,580,684

CSS custom property--colour: #A172CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#5E8D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C85CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6887CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9B8195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Violet · ΔE 24.8 Plum · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DCC72

Analogous#7472CC, #CC72CA

Triadic#CCA172, #72CCA1

Split complementary#CACC72, #72CC74

Tetradic#CC7472, #9DCC72, #72CACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE2F5

Lighter +20%#D3BDE7

Lighter +10%#BA97DA

Darker −10%#884DBE

Darker −20%#6E399F

Darker −30%#542C79

Darker −40%#3A1E54

More saturated +25%#A25AE4

Less saturated −25%#A08AB4

Channel breakdown

R161

G114

B204

Red161 (63.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue271.33°

Saturation (HSL)46.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 72 · B CC

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