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Recognised as Colour

#A27FCF

  • #A27FCF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A27FCF is a violet with RGB values 162, 127, 207 and HSL 266°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A27FCF#A27FCF
HEX#A27FCF
RGBrgb(162, 127, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.498, 0.8118
RGB percentages63.5%, 49.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(266.3, 45.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 38.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK21.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,551
CSS custom property--colour: #A27FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5D8030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.1Plum · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Orchid · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Violet · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACCF7F
Analogous#7F84CF, #CA7FCF
Triadic#CFA27F, #7FCFA2
Split complementary#CFCA7F, #84CF7F
Tetradic#CF7F84, #ACCF7F, #7FCFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EEF9
Lighter +20%#D8C9EB
Lighter +10%#BDA4DD
Darker −10%#875AC1
Darker −20%#6D3FA9
Darker −30%#553184
Darker −40%#3D235F
More saturated +25%#9F69E5
Less saturated −25%#A595B9

Channel breakdown

R162
G127
B207
Red162 (63.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue266.25°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 7F · B CF

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