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Colour

#A23EE3

  • #A23EE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A23EE3 is a violet with RGB values 162, 62, 227 and HSL 276°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A23EE3#A23EE3
HEX#A23EE3
RGBrgb(162, 62, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2431, 0.8902
RGB percentages63.5%, 24.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(276.4, 74.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 72.7%, 89%)
CMYK28.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,632,931
CSS custom property--colour: #A23EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#5DC11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#98658Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark violet · ΔE 13.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FE33E
Analogous#503EE3, #E33ED1
Triadic#E3A23E, #3EE3A2
Split complementary#D1E33E, #3EE350
Tetradic#E3503E, #7FE33E, #3ED1E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F0FD
Lighter +30%#E2C4F6
Lighter +20%#CD97F0
Lighter +10%#B76BE9
Darker −10%#8A1ED0
Darker −20%#6C18A3
Darker −30%#4F1177
Darker −40%#310B4A
More saturated +25%#A822FF
Less saturated −25%#9C5AC7

Channel breakdown

R162
G62
B227
Red162 (63.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue276.36°
Saturation (HSL)74.66%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 3E · B E3

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