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Colour

#A008E0

  • #A008E0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A008E0 is a violet with RGB values 160, 8, 224 and HSL 282°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A008E0#A008E0
HEX#A008E0
RGBrgb(160, 8, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0314, 0.8784
RGB percentages62.7%, 3.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(282.2, 93.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 96.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK28.6%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,488,032
CSS custom property--colour: #A008E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#5FF71F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Tritanopia#975284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.9Blue violet · ΔE 9.8Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3Magenta · ΔE 28.3Medium blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48E008
Analogous#3408E0, #E008B4
Triadic#E0A008, #08E0A0
Split complementary#B4E008, #08E034
Tetradic#E03408, #48E008, #08B4E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8B8FC
Lighter +30%#D886FB
Lighter +20%#C855F9
Lighter +10%#B924F7
Darker −10%#7D06AF
Darker −20%#5A047E
Darker −30%#36034C
Darker −40%#13011B
More saturated +25%#A300E8
Less saturated −25%#9425C3

Channel breakdown

R160
G8
B224
Red160 (62.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue282.22°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 08 · B E0

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