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Colour

#A259E7

  • #A259E7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A259E7 is a violet with RGB values 162, 89, 231 and HSL 271°, 75%, 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

#A259E7#A259E7
HEX#A259E7
RGBrgb(162, 89, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.349, 0.9059
RGB percentages63.5%, 34.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(270.8, 74.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 61.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK29.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,639,847
CSS custom property--colour: #A259E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5DA618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#367DE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#967698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EE759
Analogous#5B59E7, #E759E5
Triadic#E7A259, #59E7A2
Split complementary#E5E759, #59E75B
Tetradic#E75B59, #9EE759, #59E5E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDFFA
Lighter +20%#D4B2F4
Lighter +10%#BB86ED
Darker −10%#892CE1
Darker −20%#6F1CBE
Darker −30%#551592
Darker −40%#3B0F65
More saturated +25%#A341FF
Less saturated −25%#A171CF

Channel breakdown

R162
G89
B231
Red162 (63.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue270.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 59 · B E7

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