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Colour

#A27ECB

  • #A27ECB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A27ECB is a violet with RGB values 162, 126, 203 and HSL 268°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A27ECB#A27ECB
HEX#A27ECB
RGBrgb(162, 126, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4941, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.5%, 49.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(268.1, 42.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 37.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK20.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,291
CSS custom property--colour: #A27ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5D8134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#748EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7CB7E
Analogous#7E80CB, #C97ECB
Triadic#CBA27E, #7ECBA2
Split complementary#CBC87E, #81CB7E
Tetradic#CB7E80, #A7CB7E, #7ECBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EBF7
Lighter +20%#D6C7E8
Lighter +10%#BCA2DA
Darker −10%#885ABC
Darker −20%#6E41A2
Darker −30%#56337D
Darker −40%#3D2459
More saturated +25%#A167E2
Less saturated −25%#A395B4

Channel breakdown

R162
G126
B203
Red162 (63.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue268.05°
Saturation (HSL)42.54%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7E · B CB

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