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Recognised as Colour

#A25CFF

  • #A25CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A25CFF is a violet with RGB values 162, 92, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A25CFF#A25CFF
HEX#A25CFF
RGBrgb(162, 92, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3608, 1
RGB percentages63.5%, 36.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.8, 100%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 63.9%, 100%)
CMYK36.5%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640,639
CSS custom property--colour: #A25CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5DA300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Tritanopia#8D81A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9FF5C
Analogous#5C67FF, #F45CFF
Triadic#FFA25C, #5CFFA2
Split complementary#FFF45C, #67FF5C
Tetradic#FF5C67, #B9FF5C, #5CFFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F5FF
Lighter +20%#DCC2FF
Lighter +10%#BF8FFF
Darker −10%#8529FF
Darker −20%#6900F5
Darker −30%#5300C2
Darker −40%#3D008F
More saturated +25%#A25CFF
Less saturated −25%#A570EB

Channel breakdown

R162
G92
B255
Red162 (63.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 5C · B FF

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