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Recognised as Colour

#A180E3

  • #A180E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A180E3 is a violet with RGB values 161, 128, 227 and HSL 260°, 64%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A180E3#A180E3
HEX#A180E3
RGBrgb(161, 128, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.502, 0.8902
RGB percentages63.1%, 50.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(260, 63.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 43.6%, 89%)
CMYK29.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,584,291
CSS custom property--colour: #A180E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#5E7F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6392E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6991E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9392A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E380
Analogous#8091E3, #D280E3
Triadic#E3A180, #80E3A1
Split complementary#E3D380, #91E380
Tetradic#E38091, #C2E380, #80E3D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DFD4F5
Lighter +10%#C0AAEC
Darker −10%#8256DA
Darker −20%#642ECF
Darker −30%#4F24A6
Darker −40%#3B1B7C
More saturated +25%#9B6DF6
Less saturated −25%#A793D0

Channel breakdown

R161
G128
B227
Red161 (63.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)63.87%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 80 · B E3

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