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Recognised as Colour

#A251EE

  • #A251EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A251EE is a violet with RGB values 162, 81, 238 and HSL 271°, 82%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A251EE#A251EE
HEX#A251EE
RGBrgb(162, 81, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3176, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.5%, 31.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(271, 82.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271, 66%, 93.3%)
CMYK31.9%, 66%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,637,806
CSS custom property--colour: #A251EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#5DAE11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#177BEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#947499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Blue violet · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DEE51
Analogous#5451EE, #EE51EB
Triadic#EEA251, #51EEA2
Split complementary#EBEE51, #51EE54
Tetradic#EE5451, #9DEE51, #51EBEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDCFC
Lighter +20%#D4AEF7
Lighter +10%#BB7FF3
Darker −10%#8923E9
Darker −20%#6F13C6
Darker −30%#550F97
Darker −40%#3B0A69
More saturated +25%#A340FF
Less saturated −25%#A169D6

Channel breakdown

R162
G81
B238
Red162 (63.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue270.96°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 51 · B EE

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