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Colour

#A871FF

  • #A871FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A871FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 113, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A871FF#A871FF
HEX#A871FF
RGBrgb(168, 113, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4431, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 44.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.2, 100%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 55.7%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 55.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,231
CSS custom property--colour: #A871FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#578E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F8FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#448DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#958EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8FF71
Analogous#7181FF, #EF71FF
Triadic#FFA871, #71FFA8
Split complementary#FFEF71, #81FF71
Tetradic#FF7181, #C8FF71, #71FFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6D7FF
Lighter +10%#C7A4FF
Darker −10%#893EFF
Darker −20%#6A0BFF
Darker −30%#5300D7
Darker −40%#4000A4
More saturated +25%#A871FF
Less saturated −25%#AC83ED

Channel breakdown

R168
G113
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 71 · B FF

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