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Recognised as Colour

#A25CCB

  • #A25CCB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A25CCB is a violet with RGB values 162, 92, 203 and HSL 278°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A25CCB#A25CCB
HEX#A25CCB
RGBrgb(162, 92, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3608, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.5%, 36.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(277.8, 51.6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 54.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK20.2%, 54.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640,587
CSS custom property--colour: #A25CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5DA334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C77CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#547CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#9D6F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85CB5C
Analogous#6A5CCB, #CB5CBD
Triadic#CBA25C, #5CCBA2
Split complementary#BDCB5C, #5CCB6A
Tetradic#CB6A5C, #85CB5C, #5CBDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7FC
Lighter +30%#E4D0F0
Lighter +20%#CEA9E4
Lighter +10%#B883D7
Darker −10%#8A3BB9
Darker −20%#6E2F92
Darker −30%#51226C
Darker −40%#341645
More saturated +25%#A941E6
Less saturated −25%#9B77B0

Channel breakdown

R162
G92
B203
Red162 (63.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue277.84°
Saturation (HSL)51.63%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 5C · B CB

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