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Recognised as Colour

#A25DBC

  • #A25DBC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A25DBC is a violet with RGB values 162, 93, 188 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

#A25DBC#A25DBC
HEX#A25DBC
RGBrgb(162, 93, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3647, 0.7373
RGB percentages63.5%, 36.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(283.6, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK13.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,640,828
CSS custom property--colour: #A25DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#5DA243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4975BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A16B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Violet · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77BC5D
Analogous#735DBC, #BC5DA7
Triadic#BCA25D, #5DBCA2
Split complementary#A7BC5D, #5DBC72
Tetradic#BC725D, #77BC5D, #5DA7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EDF8
Lighter +30%#E0C9E9
Lighter +20%#CBA5DA
Lighter +10%#B781CB
Darker −10%#8943A3
Darker −20%#6A347F
Darker −30%#4C255B
Darker −40%#2E1736
More saturated +25%#AF40D9
Less saturated −25%#957A9F

Channel breakdown

R162
G93
B188
Red162 (63.5%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue283.58°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 5D · B BC

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