Colour

#A02AFD

#A02AFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A02AFD is a violet with RGB values 160, 42, 253 and HSL 274°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A02AFD#A02AFD

HEX#A02AFD

RGBrgb(160, 42, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.1647, 0.9922

RGB percentages62.7%, 16.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(273.6, 98.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 83.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK36.8%, 83.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,496,765

CSS custom property--colour: #A02AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 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#525252

Inverted#5FD502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8C6898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 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

Blue violet · ΔE 12.4 Dark violet · ΔE 13.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8 Medium blue · ΔE 27.1 Blue · ΔE 30.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87FD2A

Analogous#372AFD, #FD2AF0

Triadic#FDA02A, #2AFDA0

Split complementary#F0FD2A, #2AFD37

Tetradic#FD372A, #87FD2A, #2AF0FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF4FF

Lighter +30%#E4C2FE

Lighter +20%#CD8FFE

Lighter +10%#B75DFD

Darker −10%#8802F2

Darker −20%#6C02BF

Darker −30%#4F018D

Darker −40%#33015A

More saturated +25%#A028FF

Less saturated −25%#9D45E2

Channel breakdown

R160

G42

B253

Red160 (62.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue273.55°

Saturation (HSL)98.14%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 2A · B FD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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