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Recognised as Colour

#A15DE8

  • #A15DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A15DE8 is a violet with RGB values 161, 93, 232 and HSL 269°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A15DE8#A15DE8
HEX#A15DE8
RGBrgb(161, 93, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3647, 0.9098
RGB percentages63.1%, 36.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(269.4, 75.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 59.9%, 91%)
CMYK30.6%, 59.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,575,336
CSS custom property--colour: #A15DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#5EA217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0D7EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#397FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#947A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Blue violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4E85D
Analogous#5D5FE8, #E65DE8
Triadic#E8A15D, #5DE8A1
Split complementary#E8E65D, #5FE85D
Tetradic#E85D5F, #A4E85D, #5DE8E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE3FB
Lighter +20%#D5B6F5
Lighter +10%#BB8AEE
Darker −10%#8730E2
Darker −20%#6E1CC3
Darker −30%#551597
Darker −40%#3C0F6A
More saturated +25%#A146FF
Less saturated −25%#A174D1

Channel breakdown

R161
G93
B232
Red161 (63.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue269.35°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 5D · B E8

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