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Recognised as Colour

#A870FF

  • #A870FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A870FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 112, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A870FF#A870FF
HEX#A870FF
RGBrgb(168, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.5, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,038,975
CSS custom property--colour: #A870FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#578F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#438DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#958DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7FF70
Analogous#7080FF, #EF70FF
Triadic#FFA870, #70FFA8
Split complementary#FFF070, #7FFF70
Tetradic#FF7080, #C7FF70, #70FFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6D6FF
Lighter +10%#C7A3FF
Darker −10%#893DFF
Darker −20%#6A0AFF
Darker −30%#5400D6
Darker −40%#4000A3
More saturated +25%#A870FF
Less saturated −25%#AC82ED

Channel breakdown

R168
G112
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 70 · B FF

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