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Colour

#A235B8

  • #A235B8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A235B8 is a violet with RGB values 162, 53, 184 and HSL 290°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A235B8#A235B8
HEX#A235B8
RGBrgb(162, 53, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2078, 0.7216
RGB percentages63.5%, 20.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(289.9, 55.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 71.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK12%, 71.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,630,584
CSS custom property--colour: #A235B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 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#565656
Inverted#5DCA47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#426BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A34E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Purple · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BB835
Analogous#6035B8, #B8358D
Triadic#B8A235, #35B8A2
Split complementary#8DB835, #35B860
Tetradic#B86035, #4BB835, #358DB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9C9F0
Lighter +30%#D9A2E4
Lighter +20%#C97AD9
Lighter +10%#B953CD
Darker −10%#7F2A90
Darker −20%#5C1E69
Darker −30%#391341
Darker −40%#17071A
More saturated +25%#B617D6
Less saturated −25%#8E539A

Channel breakdown

R162
G53
B184
Red162 (63.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue289.92°
Saturation (HSL)55.27%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 35 · B B8

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