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Colour

#A045E4

  • #A045E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A045E4 is a violet with RGB values 160, 69, 228 and HSL 274°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A045E4#A045E4
HEX#A045E4
RGBrgb(160, 69, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2706, 0.8941
RGB percentages62.7%, 27.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(274.3, 74.6%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 69.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK29.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,503,652
CSS custom property--colour: #A045E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#5FBA1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B74E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#946990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Blue violet · ΔE 12.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89E445
Analogous#5145E4, #E445D9
Triadic#E4A045, #45E4A0
Split complementary#D9E445, #45E451
Tetradic#E45145, #89E445, #45D9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7FE
Lighter +30%#E4CBF7
Lighter +20%#CD9EF1
Lighter +10%#B772EA
Darker −10%#881FD7
Darker −20%#6C19AA
Darker −30%#50127E
Darker −40%#340C51
More saturated +25%#A42AFF
Less saturated −25%#9C60C9

Channel breakdown

R160
G69
B228
Red160 (62.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue274.34°
Saturation (HSL)74.65%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 45 · B E4

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