Recognised as Colour

#A052CB

#A052CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A052CB is a violet with RGB values 160, 82, 203 and HSL 279°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A052CB#A052CB

HEX#A052CB

RGBrgb(160, 82, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3216, 0.7961

RGB percentages62.7%, 32.2%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(278.7, 53.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 59.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK21.2%, 59.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,506,955

CSS custom property--colour: #A052CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#5FAD34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2771CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4877C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9B6887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3 Medium purple · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DCB52

Analogous#6452CB, #CB52BA

Triadic#CBA052, #52CBA0

Split complementary#BACB52, #52CB63

Tetradic#CB6352, #7DCB52, #52BACB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EFFA

Lighter +30%#E1C8EE

Lighter +20%#CBA0E3

Lighter +10%#B679D7

Darker −10%#8736B4

Darker −20%#6A2A8D

Darker −30%#4C1F65

Darker −40%#2F133E

More saturated +25%#A836E7

Less saturated −25%#986EAF

Channel breakdown

R160

G82

B203

Red160 (62.7%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue278.68°

Saturation (HSL)53.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 52 · B CB

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Colour values

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