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Colour

#A04EF2

  • #A04EF2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A04EF2 is a violet with RGB values 160, 78, 242 and HSL 270°, 86%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A04EF2#A04EF2
HEX#A04EF2
RGBrgb(160, 78, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3059, 0.949
RGB percentages62.7%, 30.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(270, 86.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 67.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,505,970
CSS custom property--colour: #A04EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5FB10D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8F749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0F24E
Analogous#4E4EF2, #F24EF2
Triadic#F2A04E, #4EF2A0
Split complementary#F2F24E, #4EF24E
Tetradic#F24E4E, #A0F24E, #4EF2F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDDFC
Lighter +20%#D3ADF9
Lighter +10%#BA7EF5
Darker −10%#871EEF
Darker −20%#6D0FCB
Darker −30%#530B9C
Darker −40%#3A086C
More saturated +25%#A041FF
Less saturated −25%#A066DA

Channel breakdown

R160
G78
B242
Red160 (62.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)86.32%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 4E · B F2

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