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Recognised as Colour

#A187DC

  • #A187DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A187DC is a violet with RGB values 161, 135, 220 and HSL 258°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A187DC#A187DC
HEX#A187DC
RGBrgb(161, 135, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5294, 0.8627
RGB percentages63.1%, 52.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(258.4, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK26.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,586,076
CSS custom property--colour: #A187DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5E7823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7095DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7594DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9596A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2DC87
Analogous#8798DC, #CB87DC
Triadic#DCA187, #87DCA1
Split complementary#DCCB87, #98DC87
Tetradic#DC8798, #C2DC87, #87DCCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#DFD6F3
Lighter +10%#C0AEE8
Darker −10%#8260D0
Darker −20%#6439C4
Darker −30%#4F2E9C
Darker −40%#3B2275
More saturated +25%#9974EF
Less saturated −25%#A99AC9

Channel breakdown

R161
G135
B220
Red161 (63.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue258.35°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 87 · B DC

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