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Recognised as Colour

#A571E5

  • #A571E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A571E5 is a violet with RGB values 165, 113, 229 and HSL 267°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A571E5#A571E5
HEX#A571E5
RGBrgb(165, 113, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4431, 0.898
RGB percentages64.7%, 44.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(266.9, 69%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 50.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK27.9%, 50.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,842,597
CSS custom property--colour: #A571E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5A8E1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B89E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9986A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7Orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1E571
Analogous#7177E5, #DF71E5
Triadic#E5A571, #71E5A5
Split complementary#E5DF71, #77E571
Tetradic#E57177, #B1E571, #71E5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F2FD
Lighter +20%#DCC7F5
Lighter +10%#C09CED
Darker −10%#8A46DD
Darker −20%#6F25CB
Darker −30%#581DA0
Darker −40%#401575
More saturated +25%#A35CFA
Less saturated −25%#A786D0

Channel breakdown

R165
G113
B229
Red165 (64.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue266.9°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 71 · B E5

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