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Recognised as Colour

#A17EB5

  • #A17EB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A17EB5 is a violet with RGB values 161, 126, 181 and HSL 278°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A17EB5#A17EB5
HEX#A17EB5
RGBrgb(161, 126, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.4941, 0.7098
RGB percentages63.1%, 49.4%, 71%
HSLhsl(278.2, 27.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 30.4%, 71%)
CMYK11%, 30.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,583,733
CSS custom property--colour: #A17EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5E814A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7589B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8CB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92B57E
Analogous#857EB5, #B57EAE
Triadic#B5A17E, #7EB5A1
Split complementary#AEB57E, #7EB585
Tetradic#B5857E, #92B57E, #7EAEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DFED
Lighter +20%#D0BFDA
Lighter +10%#B99EC8
Darker −10%#895EA2
Darker −20%#6E4B82
Darker −30%#533862
Darker −40%#372641
More saturated +25%#A865CE
Less saturated −25%#9A979C

Channel breakdown

R161
G126
B181
Red161 (63.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)27.09%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 7E · B B5

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