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Recognised as Colour

#A27DC6

  • #A27DC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A27DC6 is a violet with RGB values 162, 125, 198 and HSL 270°, 39%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A27DC6#A27DC6
HEX#A27DC6
RGBrgb(162, 125, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4902, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.5%, 49%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(270.4, 39%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 36.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK18.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,030
CSS custom property--colour: #A27DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5D8239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#768DC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9D8898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1C67D
Analogous#7D7DC6, #C67DC6
Triadic#C6A27D, #7DC6A2
Split complementary#C6C67D, #7DC67D
Tetradic#C67D7D, #A1C67D, #7DC6C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE7F5
Lighter +20%#D5C4E5
Lighter +10%#BBA0D6
Darker −10%#895AB6
Darker −20%#6F439A
Darker −30%#553476
Darker −40%#3C2453
More saturated +25%#A266DD
Less saturated −25%#A294AF

Channel breakdown

R162
G125
B198
Red162 (63.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue270.41°
Saturation (HSL)39.04%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7D · B C6

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