Recognised as Colour

#A25DDA

#A25DDA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A25DDA is a violet with RGB values 162, 93, 218 and HSL 273°, 63%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A25DDA

RGBrgb(162, 93, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3647, 0.8549

RGB percentages63.5%, 36.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(273.1, 62.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 57.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK25.7%, 57.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,640,858

CSS custom property--colour: #A25DDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#5DA225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D7BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#497ED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#997593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.3 Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#95DA5D

Analogous#645DDA, #DA5DD3

Triadic#DAA25D, #5DDAA2

Split complementary#D3DA5D, #5DDA64

Tetradic#DA645D, #95DA5D, #5DD3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EADAF6

Lighter +20%#D2B0ED

Lighter +10%#BA87E3

Darker −10%#8A33D1

Darker −20%#6F27AA

Darker −30%#541D81

Darker −40%#391457

More saturated +25%#A544F3

Less saturated −25%#9F76C1

Channel breakdown

R162

G93

B218

Red162 (63.5%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue273.12°

Saturation (HSL)62.81%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 5D · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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