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Recognised as Colour

#A234DA

  • #A234DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A234DA is a violet with RGB values 162, 52, 218 and HSL 280°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A234DA#A234DA
HEX#A234DA
RGBrgb(162, 52, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2039, 0.8549
RGB percentages63.5%, 20.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(279.8, 69.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 76.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK25.7%, 76.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,630,362
CSS custom property--colour: #A234DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#5DCB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#086FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9B5C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6Blue violet · ΔE 11.4Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CDA34
Analogous#4F34DA, #DA34BF
Triadic#DAA234, #34DAA2
Split complementary#BFDA34, #34DA4F
Tetradic#DA4F34, #6CDA34, #34BFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1F9
Lighter +30%#DDB5F2
Lighter +20%#CA8AEA
Lighter +10%#B65FE2
Darker −10%#8622B9
Darker −20%#671A8E
Darker −30%#481263
Darker −40%#280A38
More saturated +25%#AC16F8
Less saturated −25%#9852BC

Channel breakdown

R162
G52
B218
Red162 (63.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue279.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 34 · B DA

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