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Colour

#A243FF

  • #A243FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A243FF is a violet with RGB values 162, 67, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A243FF#A243FF
HEX#A243FF
RGBrgb(162, 67, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.2627, 1
RGB percentages63.5%, 26.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 73.7%, 100%)
CMYK36.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,634,239
CSS custom property--colour: #A243FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#5DBC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E739Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium blue · ΔE 29.6Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0FF43
Analogous#4443FF, #FF43FE
Triadic#FFA243, #43FFA2
Split complementary#FEFF43, #43FF44
Tetradic#FF4443, #A0FF43, #43FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCFF
Lighter +20%#D4A9FF
Lighter +10%#BB76FF
Darker −10%#8910FF
Darker −20%#6F00DC
Darker −30%#5500A9
Darker −40%#3C0076
More saturated +25%#A243FF
Less saturated −25%#A25AE8

Channel breakdown

R162
G67
B255
Red162 (63.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 43 · B FF

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