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Recognised as Colour

#A17CF5

  • #A17CF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A17CF5 is a violet with RGB values 161, 124, 245 and HSL 258°, 86%, 72%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A17CF5#A17CF5
HEX#A17CF5
RGBrgb(161, 124, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4863, 0.9608
RGB percentages63.1%, 48.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(258.3, 85.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 49.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK34.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,583,285
CSS custom property--colour: #A17CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5E830A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5093F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5790F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8E94ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0F57C
Analogous#7C93F5, #DE7CF5
Triadic#F5A17C, #7CF5A1
Split complementary#F5DD7C, #93F57C
Tetradic#F57C93, #D0F57C, #7CF5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DBFC
Lighter +10%#C3ABF9
Darker −10%#7F4DF1
Darker −20%#5D1DEE
Darker −30%#480FC9
Darker −40%#370C99
More saturated +25%#9D72FF
Less saturated −25%#A88EE3

Channel breakdown

R161
G124
B245
Red161 (63.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue258.35°
Saturation (HSL)85.82%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 7C · B F5

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