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Recognised as Colour

#A048E8

  • #A048E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A048E8 is a violet with RGB values 160, 72, 232 and HSL 273°, 78%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A048E8#A048E8
HEX#A048E8
RGBrgb(160, 72, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.2824, 0.9098
RGB percentages62.7%, 28.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(273, 77.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 69%, 91%)
CMYK31%, 69%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,504,424
CSS custom property--colour: #A048E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#5FB717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0376E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#936D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Blue violet · ΔE 12.8Dark violet · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90E848
Analogous#5048E8, #E848E0
Triadic#E8A048, #48E8A0
Split complementary#E0E848, #48E850
Tetradic#E85048, #90E848, #48E0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E7D0F9
Lighter +20%#CFA3F3
Lighter +10%#B875EE
Darker −10%#881CE1
Darker −20%#6D17B3
Darker −30%#511186
Darker −40%#360B59
More saturated +25%#A231FF
Less saturated −25%#9D62CE

Channel breakdown

R160
G72
B232
Red160 (62.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue273°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 48 · B E8

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