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Recognised as Colour

#A61FC5

  • #A61FC5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A61FC5 is a violet with RGB values 166, 31, 197 and HSL 289°, 73%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A61FC5#A61FC5
HEX#A61FC5
RGBrgb(166, 31, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.1216, 0.7725
RGB percentages65.1%, 12.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(288.8, 72.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 84.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK15.7%, 84.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,887,109
CSS custom property--colour: #A61FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#59E03A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B69C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A54876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Dark violet · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EC51F
Analogous#531FC5, #C51F91
Triadic#C5A61F, #1FC5A6
Split complementary#91C51F, #1FC553
Tetradic#C5531F, #3EC51F, #1F91C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EABCF4
Lighter +30%#DC90ED
Lighter +20%#CE63E7
Lighter +10%#C037E0
Darker −10%#811899
Darker −20%#5C116D
Darker −30%#370A41
Darker −40%#110315
More saturated +25%#B803E2
Less saturated −25%#943CA9

Channel breakdown

R166
G31
B197
Red166 (65.1%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue288.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.81%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 1F · B C5

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