Colour

#A17FFB

#A17FFB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A17FFB is a violet with RGB values 161, 127, 251 and HSL 256°, 94%, 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

#A17FFB#A17FFB

HEX#A17FFB

RGBrgb(161, 127, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.498, 0.9843

RGB percentages63.1%, 49.8%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(256.5, 93.9%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.5, 49.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK35.9%, 49.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,584,059

CSS custom property--colour: #A17FFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#5E8004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5096FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5692F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8B98B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Slate blue · ΔE 16.6 Royal blue · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9FB7F

Analogous#7F9BFB, #DF7FFB

Triadic#FBA17F, #7FFBA1

Split complementary#FBDF7F, #9BFB7F

Tetradic#FB7F9B, #D9FB7F, #7FFBDF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE2FE

Lighter +10%#C5B0FD

Darker −10%#7D4EF9

Darker −20%#581CF8

Darker −30%#4107DA

Darker −40%#3205A9

More saturated +25%#9F7BFF

Less saturated −25%#A890EB

Channel breakdown

R161

G127

B251

Red161 (63.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue256.45°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 7F · B FB

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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