Colour

#A043FF

#A043FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A043FF is a violet with RGB values 160, 67, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A043FF#A043FF

HEX#A043FF

RGBrgb(160, 67, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2627, 1

RGB percentages62.7%, 26.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 73.7%, 100%)

CMYK37.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,503,167

CSS custom property--colour: #A043FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#5FBC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8B739Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.7 Dark violet · ΔE 14.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium blue · ΔE 29.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2FF43

Analogous#4344FF, #FE43FF

Triadic#FFA043, #43FFA0

Split complementary#FFFE43, #44FF43

Tetradic#FF4344, #A2FF43, #43FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDDCFF

Lighter +20%#D4A9FF

Lighter +10%#BA76FF

Darker −10%#8610FF

Darker −20%#6D00DC

Darker −30%#5400A9

Darker −40%#3A0076

More saturated +25%#A043FF

Less saturated −25%#A05AE8

Channel breakdown

R160

G67

B255

Red160 (62.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 43 · B FF

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