Recognised as Colour

#A870CE

#A870CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A870CE is a violet with RGB values 168, 112, 206 and HSL 276°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A870CE#A870CE

HEX#A870CE

RGBrgb(168, 112, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4392, 0.8078

RGB percentages65.9%, 43.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(275.7, 49%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 45.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK18.4%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,038,926

CSS custom property--colour: #A870CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#578F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B85D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6988CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#A47F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 21.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96CE70

Analogous#7970CE, #CE70C5

Triadic#CEA870, #70CEA8

Split complementary#C5CE70, #70CE79

Tetradic#CE7970, #96CE70, #70C5CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE2F5

Lighter +20%#D6BCE8

Lighter +10%#BF96DB

Darker −10%#914AC1

Darker −20%#7637A1

Darker −30%#5A2A7B

Darker −40%#3E1D55

More saturated +25%#AD58E6

Less saturated −25%#A388B6

Channel breakdown

R168

G112

B206

Red168 (65.9%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue275.74°

Saturation (HSL)48.96%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 70 · B CE

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