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Colour

#A270D0

  • #A270D0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A270D0 is a violet with RGB values 162, 112, 208 and HSL 271°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A270D0#A270D0
HEX#A270D0
RGBrgb(162, 112, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4392, 0.8157
RGB percentages63.5%, 43.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(271.3, 50.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 46.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK22.1%, 46.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,645,712
CSS custom property--colour: #A270D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5D8F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5784D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6486CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ED070
Analogous#7270D0, #D070CE
Triadic#D0A270, #70D0A2
Split complementary#CED070, #70D072
Tetradic#D07270, #9ED070, #70CED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE3F6
Lighter +20%#D4BDE9
Lighter +10%#BB96DD
Darker −10%#894AC3
Darker −20%#6F36A4
Darker −30%#55297E
Darker −40%#3B1D57
More saturated +25%#A358E8
Less saturated −25%#A188B8

Channel breakdown

R162
G112
B208
Red162 (63.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue271.25°
Saturation (HSL)50.53%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 70 · B D0

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