Colour

#A22ACC

#A22ACC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A22ACC is a violet with RGB values 162, 42, 204 and HSL 284°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A22ACC#A22ACC

HEX#A22ACC

RGBrgb(162, 42, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.1647, 0.8

RGB percentages63.5%, 16.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(284.4, 65.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 79.4%, 80%)

CMYK20.6%, 79.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,627,788

CSS custom property--colour: #A22ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#5DD533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#216AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9E517Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.3 Dark violet · ΔE 13.7 Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5 Purple · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54CC2A

Analogous#512ACC, #CC2AA5

Triadic#CCA22A, #2ACCA2

Split complementary#A5CC2A, #2ACC51

Tetradic#CC512A, #54CC2A, #2AA5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBCDF5

Lighter +30%#D9A3EC

Lighter +20%#C879E3

Lighter +10%#B64EDB

Darker −10%#8021A2

Darker −20%#5F1977

Darker −30%#3D104D

Darker −40%#1C0723

More saturated +25%#B10BEB

Less saturated −25%#9349AD

Channel breakdown

R162

G42

B204

Red162 (63.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue284.44°

Saturation (HSL)65.85%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 2A · B CC

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