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Colour

#A17FFA

  • #A17FFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A17FFA is a violet with RGB values 161, 127, 250 and HSL 257°, 92%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A17FFA#A17FFA
HEX#A17FFA
RGBrgb(161, 127, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.498, 0.9804
RGB percentages63.1%, 49.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(256.6, 92.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 49.2%, 98%)
CMYK35.6%, 49.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,584,058
CSS custom property--colour: #A17FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#5E8005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5195FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5792F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8C97B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FA7F
Analogous#7F9BFA, #DE7FFA
Triadic#FAA17F, #7FFAA1
Split complementary#FADE7F, #9BFA7F
Tetradic#FA7F9B, #D8FA7F, #7FFADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E1FE
Lighter +10%#C5B0FC
Darker −10%#7D4EF8
Darker −20%#591DF6
Darker −30%#4208D8
Darker −40%#3307A6
More saturated +25%#9F7AFF
Less saturated −25%#A890E9

Channel breakdown

R161
G127
B250
Red161 (63.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue256.59°
Saturation (HSL)92.48%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 7F · B FA

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