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Recognised as Colour

#A153FC

  • #A153FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A153FC is a violet with RGB values 161, 83, 252 and HSL 268°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A153FC#A153FC
HEX#A153FC
RGBrgb(161, 83, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3255, 0.9882
RGB percentages63.1%, 32.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(267.7, 96.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.7, 67.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,572,796
CSS custom property--colour: #A153FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#5EAC03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8D7AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEFC53
Analogous#535AFC, #F553FC
Triadic#FCA153, #53FCA1
Split complementary#FCF553, #5AFC53
Tetradic#FC535A, #AEFC53, #53FCF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E9FF
Lighter +20%#D8B7FE
Lighter +10%#BC85FD
Darker −10%#8621FB
Darker −20%#6C04E5
Darker −30%#5403B3
Darker −40%#3D0281
More saturated +25%#A150FF
Less saturated −25%#A369E6

Channel breakdown

R161
G83
B252
Red161 (63.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue267.69°
Saturation (HSL)96.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 53 · B FC

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