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Recognised as Colour

#A034BD

  • #A034BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A034BD is a violet with RGB values 160, 52, 189 and HSL 287°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A034BD#A034BD
HEX#A034BD
RGBrgb(160, 52, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2039, 0.7412
RGB percentages62.7%, 20.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(287.3, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK15.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,499,261
CSS custom property--colour: #A034BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#5FCB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9F5076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51BD34
Analogous#5B34BD, #BD3496
Triadic#BDA034, #34BDA0
Split complementary#96BD34, #34BD5B
Tetradic#BD5B34, #51BD34, #3496BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9CCF1
Lighter +30%#D8A4E6
Lighter +20%#C77CDB
Lighter +10%#B654D0
Darker −10%#7E2995
Darker −20%#5C1E6D
Darker −30%#3A1345
Darker −40%#19081D
More saturated +25%#B116DB
Less saturated −25%#8F529F

Channel breakdown

R160
G52
B189
Red160 (62.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue287.3°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 34 · B BD

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