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Recognised as Colour

#A176E8

  • #A176E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A176E8 is a violet with RGB values 161, 118, 232 and HSL 263°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A176E8#A176E8
HEX#A176E8
RGBrgb(161, 118, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4627, 0.9098
RGB percentages63.1%, 46.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(262.6, 71.2%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 49.1%, 91%)
CMYK30.6%, 49.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,581,736
CSS custom property--colour: #A176E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5E8917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#928BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDE876
Analogous#7684E8, #DA76E8
Triadic#E8A176, #76E8A1
Split complementary#E8DA76, #84E876
Tetradic#E87684, #BDE876, #76E8DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FE
Lighter +20%#DDCDF7
Lighter +10%#BFA2EF
Darker −10%#834AE1
Darker −20%#6624D4
Darker −30%#511CA9
Darker −40%#3C157D
More saturated +25%#9C62FC
Less saturated −25%#A68AD4

Channel breakdown

R161
G118
B232
Red161 (63.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue262.63°
Saturation (HSL)71.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 76 · B E8

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