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Recognised as Colour

#A17FE2

  • #A17FE2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A17FE2 is a violet with RGB values 161, 127, 226 and HSL 261°, 63%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A17FE2#A17FE2
HEX#A17FE2
RGBrgb(161, 127, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.498, 0.8863
RGB percentages63.1%, 49.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(260.6, 63.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 43.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK28.8%, 43.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,584,034
CSS custom property--colour: #A17FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5E801D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6291E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6990E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9491A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0E27F
Analogous#7F8EE2, #D37FE2
Triadic#E2A17F, #7FE2A1
Split complementary#E2D37F, #8EE27F
Tetradic#E27F8F, #C0E27F, #7FE2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DED2F5
Lighter +10%#C0A9EB
Darker −10%#8255D9
Darker −20%#652ECD
Darker −30%#5025A3
Darker −40%#3C1C79
More saturated +25%#9B6BF6
Less saturated −25%#A793CE

Channel breakdown

R161
G127
B226
Red161 (63.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue260.61°
Saturation (HSL)63.06%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 7F · B E2

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