Recognised as Colour

#A187D7

#A187D7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A187D7 is a violet with RGB values 161, 135, 215 and HSL 260°, 50%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A187D7

RGBrgb(161, 135, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5294, 0.8431

RGB percentages63.1%, 52.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(259.5, 50%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 37.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK25.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,586,071

CSS custom property--colour: #A187D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

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

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#5E7828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7395DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7794D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9794A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 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 text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.5 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8 Slate blue · ΔE 27.6 Orchid · ΔE 29 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDD787

Analogous#8795D7, #C987D7

Triadic#D7A187, #87D7A1

Split complementary#D7C987, #95D787

Tetradic#D78795, #BDD787, #87D7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFAFD

Lighter +20%#DDD3F1

Lighter +10%#BFADE4

Darker −10%#8361CA

Darker −20%#663EBA

Darker −30%#513194

Darker −40%#3C256E

More saturated +25%#9A73EB

Less saturated −25%#A89BC3

Channel breakdown

R161

G135

B215

Red161 (63.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue259.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 87 · B D7

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