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Recognised as Colour

#A280F7

  • #A280F7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A280F7 is a violet with RGB values 162, 128, 247 and HSL 257°, 88%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A280F7#A280F7
HEX#A280F7
RGBrgb(162, 128, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.502, 0.9686
RGB percentages63.5%, 50.2%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(257.1, 88.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 48.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,649,847
CSS custom property--colour: #A280F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5D7F08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5596FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C93F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E97B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5F780
Analogous#809AF7, #DE80F7
Triadic#F7A280, #80F7A2
Split complementary#F7DD80, #9AF780
Tetradic#F7809A, #D5F780, #80F7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E0FD
Lighter +10%#C5B0FA
Darker −10%#7F50F4
Darker −20%#5C20F1
Darker −30%#450DD1
Darker −40%#350AA1
More saturated +25%#9F78FF
Less saturated −25%#A991E6

Channel breakdown

R162
G128
B247
Red162 (63.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)88.15%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 80 · B F7

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