Colour

#A272D1

#A272D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A272D1 is a violet with RGB values 162, 114, 209 and HSL 270°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A272D1#A272D1

HEX#A272D1

RGBrgb(162, 114, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4471, 0.8196

RGB percentages63.5%, 44.7%, 82%

HSLhsl(270.3, 50.8%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 45.5%, 82%)

CMYK22.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,646,225

CSS custom property--colour: #A272D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#5D8D2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A86D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6688CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9B8298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 23.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1D172

Analogous#7272D1, #D172D1

Triadic#D1A272, #72D1A2

Split complementary#D0D172, #72D173

Tetradic#D17372, #A1D172, #72D1D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE5F7

Lighter +20%#D5BFEA

Lighter +10%#BB98DE

Darker −10%#894CC4

Darker −20%#6F36A7

Darker −30%#552A80

Darker −40%#3C1D5A

More saturated +25%#A25BE8

Less saturated −25%#A289BA

Channel breakdown

R162

G114

B209

Red162 (63.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue270.32°

Saturation (HSL)50.8%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 72 · B D1

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