Colour

#A222D1

#A222D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A222D1 is a violet with RGB values 162, 34, 209 and HSL 284°, 72%, 48%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#A222D1#A222D1

HEX#A222D1

RGBrgb(162, 34, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1333, 0.8196

RGB percentages63.5%, 13.3%, 82%

HSLhsl(283.9, 72%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 83.7%, 82%)

CMYK22.5%, 83.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,625,745

CSS custom property--colour: #A222D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#5DDD2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0469CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9D507Dno 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 text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9 Dark violet · ΔE 9.2 Blue violet · ΔE 12.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51D122

Analogous#4B22D1, #D122A8

Triadic#D1A222, #22D1A2

Split complementary#A8D122, #22D14B

Tetradic#D14B22, #51D122, #22A8D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAC9F6

Lighter +30%#D99DEF

Lighter +20%#C871E8

Lighter +10%#B745E1

Darker −10%#801BA5

Darker −20%#5E1479

Darker −30%#3C0D4D

Darker −40%#1A0522

More saturated +25%#B004EF

Less saturated −25%#9440B3

Channel breakdown

R162

G34

B209

Red162 (63.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue283.89°

Saturation (HSL)72.02%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 22 · B D1

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