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Recognised as Colour

#A229DB

  • #A229DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A229DB is a violet with RGB values 162, 41, 219 and HSL 281°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A229DB#A229DB
HEX#A229DB
RGBrgb(162, 41, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1608, 0.8588
RGB percentages63.5%, 16.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(280.8, 71.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 81.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK26%, 81.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,627,547
CSS custom property--colour: #A229DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5DD624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#9A5884no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.5Blue violet · ΔE 9.2Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25Fuchsia · ΔE 30.5Magenta · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62DB29
Analogous#4929DB, #DB29BB
Triadic#DBA229, #29DBA2
Split complementary#BBDB29, #29DB49
Tetradic#DB4929, #62DB29, #29BBDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED8F8
Lighter +30%#DBACF1
Lighter +20%#C880EA
Lighter +10%#B555E2
Darker −10%#831EB3
Darker −20%#631787
Darker −30%#430F5C
Darker −40%#230830
More saturated +25%#AD0AFA
Less saturated −25%#9748BC

Channel breakdown

R162
G41
B219
Red162 (63.5%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue280.79°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 29 · B DB

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