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Recognised as Colour

#A261CF

  • #A261CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A261CF is a violet with RGB values 162, 97, 207 and HSL 275°, 53%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A261CF#A261CF
HEX#A261CF
RGBrgb(162, 97, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3804, 0.8118
RGB percentages63.5%, 38%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(275.5, 53.4%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 53.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK21.7%, 53.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,641,871
CSS custom property--colour: #A261CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5D9E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#567FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9C748Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ECF61
Analogous#6B61CF, #CF61C5
Triadic#CFA261, #61CFA2
Split complementary#C5CF61, #61CF6B
Tetradic#CF6B61, #8ECF61, #61C5CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E7D6F3
Lighter +20%#D0AFE7
Lighter +10%#B988DB
Darker −10%#8B3BC2
Darker −20%#6F2F9B
Darker −30%#532374
Darker −40%#37174D
More saturated +25%#A747E9
Less saturated −25%#9D7BB5

Channel breakdown

R162
G97
B207
Red162 (63.5%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue275.45°
Saturation (HSL)53.4%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 61 · B CF

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