Colour

#A25AE8

#A25AE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A25AE8 is a violet with RGB values 162, 90, 232 and HSL 270°, 76%, 63%. 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

#A25AE8#A25AE8

HEX#A25AE8

RGBrgb(162, 90, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3529, 0.9098

RGB percentages63.5%, 35.3%, 91%

HSLhsl(270.4, 75.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 61.2%, 91%)

CMYK30.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,640,104

CSS custom property--colour: #A25AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

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

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#5DA517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#367EE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#957799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 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 text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0E85A

Analogous#5B5AE8, #E85AE7

Triadic#E8A25A, #5AE8A2

Split complementary#E7E85A, #5AE85B

Tetradic#E85B5A, #A0E85A, #5AE7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE0FB

Lighter +20%#D4B4F4

Lighter +10%#BB87EE

Darker −10%#892DE2

Darker −20%#6F1BC1

Darker −30%#551594

Darker −40%#3C0E68

More saturated +25%#A243FF

Less saturated −25%#A272D1

Channel breakdown

R162

G90

B232

Red162 (63.5%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue270.42°

Saturation (HSL)75.53%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 5A · B E8

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