Colour

#A257EC

#A257EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A257EC is a violet with RGB values 162, 87, 236 and HSL 270°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A257EC

RGBrgb(162, 87, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3412, 0.9255

RGB percentages63.5%, 34.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(270.2, 79.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 63.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK31.4%, 63.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,639,340

CSS custom property--colour: #A257EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#5DA813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A7DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#94779Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1EC57

Analogous#5757EC, #EC57EC

Triadic#ECA257, #57ECA2

Split complementary#ECEC57, #57EC58

Tetradic#EC5757, #A1EC57, #57ECEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE0FC

Lighter +20%#D5B3F6

Lighter +10%#BB85F1

Darker −10%#8929E7

Darker −20%#6F16C7

Darker −30%#551199

Darker −40%#3C0C6B

More saturated +25%#A244FF

Less saturated −25%#A26ED5

Channel breakdown

R162

G87

B236

Red162 (63.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue270.2°

Saturation (HSL)79.68%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 57 · B EC

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