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Recognised as Colour

#A222C6

  • #A222C6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A222C6 is a violet with RGB values 162, 34, 198 and HSL 287°, 71%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#A222C6#A222C6
HEX#A222C6
RGBrgb(162, 34, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1333, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.5%, 13.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(286.8, 70.7%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 82.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK18.2%, 82.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,625,734
CSS custom property--colour: #A222C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#5DDD39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2468C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A04B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.9Dark violet · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46C622
Analogous#5022C6, #C62298
Triadic#C6A222, #22C6A2
Split complementary#98C622, #22C650
Tetradic#C65022, #46C622, #2298C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C0F4
Lighter +30%#D994ED
Lighter +20%#CA69E5
Lighter +10%#BB3DDE
Darker −10%#7E1B9A
Darker −20%#5B136F
Darker −30%#370C43
Darker −40%#140418
More saturated +25%#B205E3
Less saturated −25%#923FA9

Channel breakdown

R162
G34
B198
Red162 (63.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue286.83°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 22 · B C6

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