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Colour

#A175D0

  • #A175D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A175D0 is a violet with RGB values 161, 117, 208 and HSL 269°, 49%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A175D0#A175D0
HEX#A175D0
RGBrgb(161, 117, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4588, 0.8157
RGB percentages63.1%, 45.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(269, 49.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 43.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 43.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,581,456
CSS custom property--colour: #A175D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5E8A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E87D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6989CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9A8499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 25.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4D075
Analogous#7576D0, #CF75D0
Triadic#D0A175, #75D0A1
Split complementary#D0CF75, #76D075
Tetradic#D07576, #A4D075, #75D0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE7F7
Lighter +20%#D5C1EA
Lighter +10%#BB9BDD
Darker −10%#874FC3
Darker −20%#6E39A6
Darker −30%#552C80
Darker −40%#3C1F5A
More saturated +25%#A05EE7
Less saturated −25%#A28CB9

Channel breakdown

R161
G117
B208
Red161 (63.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue269.01°
Saturation (HSL)49.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 75 · B D0

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