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Recognised as Colour

#A204CB

  • #A204CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A204CB is a violet with RGB values 162, 4, 203 and HSL 288°, 96%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A204CB#A204CB
HEX#A204CB
RGBrgb(162, 4, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0157, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.5%, 1.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(287.6, 96.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 98%, 79.6%)
CMYK20.2%, 98%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,618,059
CSS custom property--colour: #A204CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#5DFB34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.8Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1Dark magenta · ΔE 29Fuchsia · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DCB04
Analogous#3F04CB, #CB0490
Triadic#CBA204, #04CBA2
Split complementary#90CB04, #04CB3F
Tetradic#CB3F04, #2DCB04, #0490CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E99EFD
Lighter +30%#DE6CFC
Lighter +20%#D33AFB
Lighter +10%#C808FA
Darker −10%#7A0399
Darker −20%#520267
Darker −30%#2A0135
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#A400CF
Less saturated −25%#931EB1

Channel breakdown

R162
G4
B203
Red162 (63.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue287.64°
Saturation (HSL)96.14%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 04 · B CB

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