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Recognised as Colour

#A25DBB

  • #A25DBB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A25DBB is a violet with RGB values 162, 93, 187 and HSL 284°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A25DBB#A25DBB
HEX#A25DBB
RGBrgb(162, 93, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3647, 0.7333
RGB percentages63.5%, 36.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(284, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK13.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640,827
CSS custom property--colour: #A25DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5DA244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A75BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A16B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Orchid · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76BB5D
Analogous#735DBB, #BB5DA5
Triadic#BBA25D, #5DBBA2
Split complementary#A5BB5D, #5DBB73
Tetradic#BB735D, #76BB5D, #5DA5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EDF7
Lighter +30%#E0C9E8
Lighter +20%#CBA5D9
Lighter +10%#B781CA
Darker −10%#8844A1
Darker −20%#6A357D
Darker −30%#4C2659
Darker −40%#2D1636
More saturated +25%#AF40D8
Less saturated −25%#957A9E

Channel breakdown

R162
G93
B187
Red162 (63.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue284.04°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 5D · B BB

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