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Recognised as Colour

#A20AE4

  • #A20AE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A20AE4 is a violet with RGB values 162, 10, 228 and HSL 282°, 92%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A20AE4#A20AE4
HEX#A20AE4
RGBrgb(162, 10, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.0392, 0.8941
RGB percentages63.5%, 3.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(281.8, 91.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 95.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK28.9%, 95.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,619,620
CSS custom property--colour: #A20AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#5DF51B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Tritanopia#985486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.4Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8Magenta · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CE40A
Analogous#350AE4, #E40AB9
Triadic#E4A20A, #0AE4A2
Split complementary#B9E40A, #0AE435
Tetradic#E4350A, #4CE40A, #0AB9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9BEFC
Lighter +30%#D98DFA
Lighter +20%#C95CF8
Lighter +10%#B82BF6
Darker −10%#7F08B3
Darker −20%#5D0682
Darker −30%#3A0451
Darker −40%#170121
More saturated +25%#A600EE
Less saturated −25%#9628C6

Channel breakdown

R162
G10
B228
Red162 (63.5%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue281.83°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 0A · B E4

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