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Recognised as Colour

#A154DF

  • #A154DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A154DF is a violet with RGB values 161, 84, 223 and HSL 273°, 68%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A154DF#A154DF
HEX#A154DF
RGBrgb(161, 84, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3294, 0.8745
RGB percentages63.1%, 32.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(273.2, 68.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 62.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK27.8%, 62.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,573,023
CSS custom property--colour: #A154DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#5EAB20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#387ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#977092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92DF54
Analogous#5C54DF, #DF54D7
Triadic#DFA154, #54DFA1
Split complementary#D7DF54, #54DF5C
Tetradic#DF5C54, #92DF54, #54D7DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8D5F7
Lighter +20%#D0AAEF
Lighter +10%#B97FE7
Darker −10%#8929D7
Darker −20%#6E20AD
Darker −30%#531882
Darker −40%#371057
More saturated +25%#A43BF8
Less saturated −25%#9E6DC6

Channel breakdown

R161
G84
B223
Red161 (63.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue273.24°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 54 · B DF

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