Colour

#A023BA

#A023BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A023BA is a violet with RGB values 160, 35, 186 and HSL 290°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A023BA#A023BA

HEX#A023BA

RGBrgb(160, 35, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1373, 0.7294

RGB percentages62.7%, 13.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(289.7, 68.3%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 81.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK14%, 81.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,494,906

CSS custom property--colour: #A023BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#5FDC45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3266B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A04670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 20 Purple · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3DBA23

Analogous#5523BA, #BA2388

Triadic#BAA023, #23BAA0

Split complementary#88BA23, #23BA55

Tetradic#BA5523, #3DBA23, #2388BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8B7F2

Lighter +30%#D98DE9

Lighter +20%#CB62E1

Lighter +10%#BD37D9

Darker −10%#7B1B8F

Darker −20%#561364

Darker −30%#310B39

Darker −40%#0C030E

More saturated +25%#B207D6

Less saturated −25%#8E3F9E

Channel breakdown

R160

G35

B186

Red160 (62.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue289.67°

Saturation (HSL)68.33%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 23 · B BA

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