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Recognised as Colour

#A97FF4

  • #A97FF4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A97FF4 is a violet with RGB values 169, 127, 244 and HSL 262°, 84%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A97FF4#A97FF4
HEX#A97FF4
RGBrgb(169, 127, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.498, 0.9569
RGB percentages66.3%, 49.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(261.5, 84.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 48%, 95.7%)
CMYK30.7%, 48%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,108,340
CSS custom property--colour: #A97FF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#56800B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5895F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6294F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9995AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF47F
Analogous#7F90F4, #E37FF4
Triadic#F4A97F, #7FF4A9
Split complementary#F4E37F, #90F47F
Tetradic#F47F90, #CAF47F, #7FF4E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DDFC
Lighter +10%#C9AEF8
Darker −10%#8950F0
Darker −20%#6A21EC
Darker −30%#5311C9
Darker −40%#400D9A
More saturated +25%#A674FF
Less saturated −25%#AE90E3

Channel breakdown

R169
G127
B244
Red169 (66.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue261.54°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 7F · B F4

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