Colour

#A253FA

#A253FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A253FA is a violet with RGB values 162, 83, 250 and HSL 268°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A253FA#A253FA

HEX#A253FA

RGBrgb(162, 83, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3255, 0.9804

RGB percentages63.5%, 32.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(268.4, 94.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 66.8%, 98%)

CMYK35.2%, 66.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,638,330

CSS custom property--colour: #A253FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#5DAC05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5 Dark violet · ΔE 18.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABFA53

Analogous#5358FA, #F653FA

Triadic#FAA253, #53FAA2

Split complementary#FAF553, #58FA53

Tetradic#FA5357, #ABFA53, #53FAF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E8FE

Lighter +20%#D8B6FD

Lighter +10%#BD85FB

Darker −10%#8721F9

Darker −20%#6E07E0

Darker −30%#5505AF

Darker −40%#3D047D

More saturated +25%#A24EFF

Less saturated −25%#A369E4

Channel breakdown

R162

G83

B250

Red162 (63.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue268.38°

Saturation (HSL)94.35%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 53 · B FA

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