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Recognised as Colour

#A25CFA

  • #A25CFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A25CFA is a violet with RGB values 162, 92, 250 and HSL 267°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A25CFA#A25CFA
HEX#A25CFA
RGBrgb(162, 92, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3608, 0.9804
RGB percentages63.5%, 36.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(266.6, 94%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 63.2%, 98%)
CMYK35.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640,634
CSS custom property--colour: #A25CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#5DA305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1481F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8F7FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4FA5C
Analogous#5C65FA, #F15CFA
Triadic#FAA25C, #5CFAA2
Split complementary#FAF15C, #65FA5C
Tetradic#FA5C65, #B4FA5C, #5CFAF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F0FF
Lighter +20%#DABFFD
Lighter +10%#BE8DFC
Darker −10%#862BF8
Darker −20%#6B07E9
Darker −30%#5406B7
Darker −40%#3E0486
More saturated +25%#A157FF
Less saturated −25%#A471E5

Channel breakdown

R162
G92
B250
Red162 (63.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue266.58°
Saturation (HSL)94.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 5C · B FA

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