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Recognised as Colour

#A179FF

  • #A179FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A179FF is a violet with RGB values 161, 121, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A179FF#A179FF
HEX#A179FF
RGBrgb(161, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages63.1%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.9, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK36.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,582,527
CSS custom property--colour: #A179FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5E8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4093FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#8A94B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FF79
Analogous#7994FF, #E479FF
Triadic#FFA179, #79FFA1
Split complementary#FFE479, #94FF79
Tetradic#FF7994, #D7FF79, #79FFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DFFF
Lighter +10%#C5ACFF
Darker −10%#7D46FF
Darker −20%#5913FF
Darker −30%#4300DF
Darker −40%#3300AC
More saturated +25%#A179FF
Less saturated −25%#A88AEE

Channel breakdown

R161
G121
B255
Red161 (63.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 79 · B FF

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