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Colour

#A277C9

  • #A277C9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A277C9 is a violet with RGB values 162, 119, 201 and HSL 271°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A277C9#A277C9
HEX#A277C9
RGBrgb(162, 119, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4667, 0.7882
RGB percentages63.5%, 46.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(271.5, 43.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 40.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK19.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,647,497
CSS custom property--colour: #A277C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5D8836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6588CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8AC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9D8496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Plum · ΔE 21.7Orchid · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EC977
Analogous#7977C9, #C977C7
Triadic#C9A277, #77C9A2
Split complementary#C7C977, #77C979
Tetradic#C97977, #9EC977, #77C7C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5F4
Lighter +20%#D4C0E6
Lighter +10%#BB9CD7
Darker −10%#8952BB
Darker −20%#6F3E9C
Darker −30%#552F78
Darker −40%#3B2153
More saturated +25%#A35FE1
Less saturated −25%#A18FB1

Channel breakdown

R162
G119
B201
Red162 (63.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue271.46°
Saturation (HSL)43.16%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 77 · B C9

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