Recognised as Colour

#A17BE6

#A17BE6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A17BE6 is a violet with RGB values 161, 123, 230 and HSL 261°, 68%, 69%. 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

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HEX#A17BE6

RGBrgb(161, 123, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4824, 0.902

RGB percentages63.1%, 48.2%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(261.3, 68.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.3, 46.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK30%, 46.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,583,014

CSS custom property--colour: #A17BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#5E8419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#598FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#628EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#938FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 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 text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.5 Slate blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2 Royal blue · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.52, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0E67B

Analogous#7B8BE6, #D67BE6

Triadic#E6A17B, #7BE6A1

Split complementary#E6D67B, #8BE67B

Tetradic#E67B8B, #C0E67B, #7BE6D6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#DED1F6

Lighter +10%#C0A6EE

Darker −10%#8250DE

Darker −20%#6528D3

Darker −30%#5020A8

Darker −40%#3C187D

More saturated +25%#9B67FA

Less saturated −25%#A78FD2

Channel breakdown

R161

G123

B230

Red161 (63.1%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue261.31°

Saturation (HSL)68.15%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 7B · B E6

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