Colour

#A033CE

#A033CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A033CE is a violet with RGB values 160, 51, 206 and HSL 282°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A033CE#A033CE

HEX#A033CE

RGBrgb(160, 51, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2, 0.8078

RGB percentages62.7%, 20%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(282.2, 61.3%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 75.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK22.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,499,022

CSS custom property--colour: #A033CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#5FCC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#236CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9B577Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 2.1 Dark violet · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 24 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 2.09, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61CE33

Analogous#5333CE, #CE33AE

Triadic#CEA033, #33CEA0

Split complementary#AFCE33, #33CE52

Tetradic#CE5233, #61CE33, #33AECE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDD7F6

Lighter +30%#D9AEEC

Lighter +20%#C685E2

Lighter +10%#B35CD8

Darker −10%#8128A6

Darker −20%#611E7D

Darker −30%#411454

Darker −40%#210A2B

More saturated +25%#AD13EE

Less saturated −25%#9353AE

Channel breakdown

R160

G51

B206

Red160 (62.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue282.19°

Saturation (HSL)61.26%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 33 · B CE

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