Information about #A172B1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A172B1 presents itself as a mildly saturated blue-purple violet — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Purple (#A66FB5). Slightly further away sit Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6) and Dark Lilac (#9C6DA5).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(161, 114, 177)), which gives #A172B1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A172B1: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #A172B1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A172B1 color variations
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#A172B1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A172B1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A172B1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A172B1 color hues
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#A172B1 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A172B1 color
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Nearest named colors to #A172B1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A66FB5
#9678B6
#9C6DA5
#9E7DA8
#967BB6
#9A65B5
#A87DA8
#9271A7
#A484AC
#937DA8
#97709F
#A87CA0
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A172B1
- RGB161, 114, 177
- CMYK6, 25, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(161, 114, 177)
- HSL285°, 29%, 57%
- HSL Precise284.762°, 28.767%, 57.059%
- HSV285°, 36%, 69%
- HSB285°, 36%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
- GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.447, 0.694)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.447, 0.694, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.447, 0.694)
- Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA172B1
- DECIMAL ID10580657
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
