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Recognised as Colour

#A27BF9

  • #A27BF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A27BF9 is a violet with RGB values 162, 123, 249 and HSL 259°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A27BF9#A27BF9
HEX#A27BF9
RGBrgb(162, 123, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4824, 0.9765
RGB percentages63.5%, 48.2%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(258.6, 91.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 50.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK34.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,648,569
CSS custom property--colour: #A27BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5D8406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B93FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5390F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8E94AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2F97B
Analogous#7B93F9, #E17BF9
Triadic#F9A27B, #7BF9A2
Split complementary#F9E17B, #93F97B
Tetradic#F97B93, #D2F97B, #7BF9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DDFD
Lighter +10%#C4ACFB
Darker −10%#804AF7
Darker −20%#5D19F5
Darker −30%#470AD1
Darker −40%#3707A1
More saturated +25%#A075FF
Less saturated −25%#A98CE8

Channel breakdown

R162
G123
B249
Red162 (63.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue258.57°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7B · B F9

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