Recognised as Colour

#A17FC2

#A17FC2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A17FC2 is a violet with RGB values 161, 127, 194 and HSL 270°, 35%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A17FC2#A17FC2

HEX#A17FC2

RGBrgb(161, 127, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.498, 0.7608

RGB percentages63.1%, 49.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(270.4, 35.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 34.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK17%, 34.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,584,002

CSS custom property--colour: #A17FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#5E803D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#728CC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#798DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3 Steel blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0C27F

Analogous#807FC2, #C27FC1

Triadic#C2A17F, #7FC2A1

Split complementary#C2C27F, #7FC280

Tetradic#C2807F, #A0C27F, #7FC1C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE7F3

Lighter +20%#D4C4E3

Lighter +10%#BAA2D2

Darker −10%#885CB2

Darker −20%#6E4794

Darker −30%#543672

Darker −40%#3B264F

More saturated +25%#A167DA

Less saturated −25%#A197AA

Channel breakdown

R161

G127

B194

Red161 (63.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue270.45°

Saturation (HSL)35.45%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 7F · B C2

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