Colour

#A281DC

#A281DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A281DC is a violet with RGB values 162, 129, 220 and HSL 262°, 57%, 68%. 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

#A281DC#A281DC

HEX#A281DC

RGBrgb(162, 129, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5059, 0.8627

RGB percentages63.5%, 50.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(261.8, 56.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 41.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK26.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,650,076

CSS custom property--colour: #A281DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#5D7E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6891DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F91DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9791A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 25.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BBDC81

Analogous#818DDC, #CF81DC

Triadic#DCA281, #81DCA2

Split complementary#DCD081, #8EDC81

Tetradic#DC818E, #BBDC81, #81DCD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF9FD

Lighter +20%#DDD1F2

Lighter +10%#BFA9E7

Darker −10%#8559D1

Darker −20%#6836C1

Darker −30%#532B99

Darker −40%#3D2071

More saturated +25%#9C6DF0

Less saturated −25%#A895C8

Channel breakdown

R162

G129

B220

Red162 (63.5%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue261.76°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 81 · B DC

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