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Recognised as Colour

#A227C8

  • #A227C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A227C8 is a violet with RGB values 162, 39, 200 and HSL 286°, 67%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#A227C8#A227C8
HEX#A227C8
RGBrgb(162, 39, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1529, 0.7843
RGB percentages63.5%, 15.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(285.8, 67.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 80.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK19%, 80.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,627,016
CSS custom property--colour: #A227C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#5DD837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2569C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9F4E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.9Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DC827
Analogous#5227C8, #C8279D
Triadic#C8A227, #27C8A2
Split complementary#9DC827, #27C852
Tetradic#C85227, #4DC827, #279DC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C7F4
Lighter +30%#D99CEC
Lighter +20%#C972E3
Lighter +10%#B847DB
Darker −10%#7F1F9D
Darker −20%#5D1673
Darker −30%#3A0E48
Darker −40%#18061D
More saturated +25%#B209E6
Less saturated −25%#9245AA

Channel breakdown

R162
G39
B200
Red162 (63.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue285.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.36%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 27 · B C8

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