Recognised as Colour

#A219CE

#A219CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#A219CE is a violet with RGB values 162, 25, 206 and HSL 285°, 78%, 45%. 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

#A219CE#A219CE

HEX#A219CE

RGBrgb(162, 25, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.098, 0.8078

RGB percentages63.5%, 9.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(285.4, 78.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 87.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 87.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,623,438

CSS custom property--colour: #A219CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#5DE631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0167CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9E4C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2 Blue violet · ΔE 12.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#45CE19

Analogous#4819CE, #CE199F

Triadic#CEA219, #19CEA2

Split complementary#9FCE19, #19CE48

Tetradic#CE4819, #45CE19, #199FCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9BCF7

Lighter +30%#D98FF1

Lighter +20%#CA61EC

Lighter +10%#BB34E6

Darker −10%#7E13A1

Darker −20%#5A0E73

Darker −30%#370846

Darker −40%#130318

More saturated +25%#AF00E7

Less saturated −25%#9336B1

Channel breakdown

R162

G25

B206

Red162 (63.5%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue285.41°

Saturation (HSL)78.35%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 19 · B CE

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