Colour

#A179EF

#A179EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A179EF is a violet with RGB values 161, 121, 239 and HSL 260°, 79%, 71%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A179EF#A179EF

HEX#A179EF

RGBrgb(161, 121, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4745, 0.9373

RGB percentages63.1%, 47.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(260.3, 78.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 49.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK32.6%, 49.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,582,511

CSS custom property--colour: #A179EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#5E8610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F90F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#588EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9090A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Slate blue · ΔE 15.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21.4 Orchid · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7EF79

Analogous#798CEF, #DC79EF

Triadic#EFA179, #79EFA1

Split complementary#EFDC79, #8CEF79

Tetradic#EF798C, #C7EF79, #79EFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E1D4FA

Lighter +10%#C1A7F4

Darker −10%#814BEA

Darker −20%#611EE4

Darker −30%#4D16B9

Darker −40%#3A118B

More saturated +25%#9C69FF

Less saturated −25%#A78CDC

Channel breakdown

R161

G121

B239

Red161 (63.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue260.34°

Saturation (HSL)78.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 79 · B EF

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