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Colour

#A203DB

  • #A203DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A203DB is a violet with RGB values 162, 3, 219 and HSL 284°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A203DB#A203DB
HEX#A203DB
RGBrgb(162, 3, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0118, 0.8588
RGB percentages63.5%, 1.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(284.2, 97.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 98.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK26%, 98.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,617,819
CSS custom property--colour: #A203DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#5DFC24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B4E80no 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 text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.1Blue violet · ΔE 10.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6Magenta · ΔE 27.6Medium blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CDB03
Analogous#3603DB, #DB03A8
Triadic#DBA203, #03DBA2
Split complementary#A8DB03, #03DB36
Tetradic#DB3603, #3CDB03, #03A8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ACFE
Lighter +30%#DB7AFD
Lighter +20%#CD48FC
Lighter +10%#BF15FC
Darker −10%#7D02A9
Darker −20%#580276
Darker −30%#320144
Darker −40%#0D0012
More saturated +25%#A300DE
Less saturated −25%#951FBF

Channel breakdown

R162
G3
B219
Red162 (63.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue284.17°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 03 · B DB

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