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Colour

#A915FF

  • #A915FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A915FF is a violet with RGB values 169, 21, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A915FF#A915FF
HEX#A915FF
RGBrgb(169, 21, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.0824, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 8.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(277.9, 100%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.9, 91.8%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 91.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,081,215
CSS custom property--colour: #A915FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#56EA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#996397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Fuchsia · ΔE 28.8Magenta · ΔE 28.8Medium blue · ΔE 29.7Blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BFF15
Analogous#3415FF, #FF15E0
Triadic#FFA915, #15FFA9
Split complementary#E0FF15, #15FF34
Tetradic#FF3415, #6BFF15, #15E0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1FF
Lighter +30%#E1AEFF
Lighter +20%#CE7BFF
Lighter +10%#BC48FF
Darker −10%#8E00E1
Darker −20%#6E00AE
Darker −30%#4E007B
Darker −40%#2E0048
More saturated +25%#A915FF
Less saturated −25%#A132E2

Channel breakdown

R169
G21
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 15 · B FF

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