Colour

#A262C0

#A262C0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A262C0 is a violet with RGB values 162, 98, 192 and HSL 281°, 43%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A262C0#A262C0

HEX#A262C0

RGBrgb(162, 98, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3843, 0.7529

RGB percentages63.5%, 38.4%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(280.9, 42.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 49%, 75.3%)

CMYK15.6%, 49%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,642,112

CSS custom property--colour: #A262C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#5D9D3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E79C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#607EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A07088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80C062

Analogous#7362C0, #C062AF

Triadic#C0A262, #62C0A2

Split complementary#AFC062, #62C073

Tetradic#C07362, #80C062, #62AFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F4FA

Lighter +30%#E3CFEC

Lighter +20%#CDABDD

Lighter +10%#B886CF

Darker −10%#8A44AB

Darker −20%#6D3686

Darker −30%#4F2762

Darker −40%#32193D

More saturated +25%#AC46DC

Less saturated −25%#987EA4

Channel breakdown

R162

G98

B192

Red162 (63.5%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue280.85°

Saturation (HSL)42.73%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 62 · B C0

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