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Recognised as Colour

#A238DC

  • #A238DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A238DC is a violet with RGB values 162, 56, 220 and HSL 279°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A238DC#A238DC
HEX#A238DC
RGBrgb(162, 56, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2196, 0.8627
RGB percentages63.5%, 22%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(278.8, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK26.4%, 74.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,631,388
CSS custom property--colour: #A238DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#5DC723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C70D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A5F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 11.7Dark violet · ΔE 12.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4Dark magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72DC38
Analogous#5038DC, #DC38C4
Triadic#DCA238, #38DCA2
Split complementary#C4DC38, #38DC50
Tetradic#DC5038, #72DC38, #38C4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E5FB
Lighter +30%#DFBAF3
Lighter +20%#CB8FEB
Lighter +10%#B663E4
Darker −10%#8822BF
Darker −20%#691A94
Darker −30%#4A1269
Darker −40%#2B0B3D
More saturated +25%#AB1BF9
Less saturated −25%#9955BF

Channel breakdown

R162
G56
B220
Red162 (63.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue278.78°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 38 · B DC

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