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Recognised as Colour

#A26CE3

  • #A26CE3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A26CE3 is a violet with RGB values 162, 108, 227 and HSL 267°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A26CE3#A26CE3
HEX#A26CE3
RGBrgb(162, 108, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4235, 0.8902
RGB percentages63.5%, 42.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(267.2, 68%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 52.4%, 89%)
CMYK28.6%, 52.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,644,707
CSS custom property--colour: #A26CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5D931C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4385E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5386E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96829Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADE36C
Analogous#6C72E3, #DE6CE3
Triadic#E3A26C, #6CE3A2
Split complementary#E3DD6C, #72E36C
Tetradic#E36C71, #ADE36C, #6CE3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EDFB
Lighter +20%#D8C2F3
Lighter +10%#BD97EB
Darker −10%#8741DB
Darker −20%#6D25C4
Darker −30%#551D99
Darker −40%#3D156E
More saturated +25%#A056F9
Less saturated −25%#A482CD

Channel breakdown

R162
G108
B227
Red162 (63.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue267.23°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 6C · B E3

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