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Recognised as Colour

#A176F9

  • #A176F9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A176F9 is a violet with RGB values 161, 118, 249 and HSL 260°, 92%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A176F9#A176F9
HEX#A176F9
RGBrgb(161, 118, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4627, 0.9765
RGB percentages63.1%, 46.3%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(259.7, 91.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 52.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK35.3%, 52.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,581,753
CSS custom property--colour: #A176F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5E8906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4090FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B8DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C90ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Medium purple · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEF976
Analogous#768DF9, #E276F9
Triadic#F9A176, #76F9A1
Split complementary#F9E276, #8DF976
Tetradic#F9768D, #CEF976, #76F9E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D8FD
Lighter +10%#C3A7FB
Darker −10%#7F45F7
Darker −20%#5E14F5
Darker −30%#4909CD
Darker −40%#38079C
More saturated +25%#9F70FF
Less saturated −25%#A788E7

Channel breakdown

R161
G118
B249
Red161 (63.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue259.69°
Saturation (HSL)91.61%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 76 · B F9

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