Colour

#A258C3

#A258C3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A258C3 is a violet with RGB values 162, 88, 195 and HSL 281°, 47%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A258C3

RGBrgb(162, 88, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3451, 0.7647

RGB percentages63.5%, 34.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(281.5, 47.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 54.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK16.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,639,555

CSS custom property--colour: #A258C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#5DA73C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D73C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5679C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9F6A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 13.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79C358

Analogous#6C58C3, #C358AF

Triadic#C3A258, #58C3A2

Split complementary#AFC358, #58C36D

Tetradic#C36D58, #79C358, #58AFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EEF9

Lighter +30%#E1C9EB

Lighter +20%#CCA3DE

Lighter +10%#B77ED0

Darker −10%#893DAB

Darker −20%#6B3085

Darker −30%#4D2260

Darker −40%#2F153A

More saturated +25%#AD3CDF

Less saturated −25%#9774A7

Channel breakdown

R162

G88

B195

Red162 (63.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue281.5°

Saturation (HSL)47.14%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 58 · B C3

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