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Recognised as Colour

#A255F8

  • #A255F8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A255F8 is a violet with RGB values 162, 85, 248 and HSL 268°, 92%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A255F8#A255F8
HEX#A255F8
RGBrgb(162, 85, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3333, 0.9725
RGB percentages63.5%, 33.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(268.3, 92.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 65.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK34.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,638,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A255F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5DAA07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#907AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Blue violet · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABF855
Analogous#5559F8, #F455F8
Triadic#F8A255, #55F8A2
Split complementary#F8F455, #59F855
Tetradic#F85559, #ABF855, #55F8F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2E8FE
Lighter +20%#D8B7FC
Lighter +10%#BD86FA
Darker −10%#8724F6
Darker −20%#6E09DE
Darker −30%#5507AD
Darker −40%#3D057C
More saturated +25%#A24EFF
Less saturated −25%#A36BE2

Channel breakdown

R162
G85
B248
Red162 (63.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue268.34°
Saturation (HSL)92.09%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 55 · B F8

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