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Recognised as Colour

#A273F5

  • #A273F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A273F5 is a violet with RGB values 162, 115, 245 and HSL 262°, 87%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A273F5#A273F5
HEX#A273F5
RGBrgb(162, 115, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.451, 0.9608
RGB percentages63.5%, 45.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(261.7, 86.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 53.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK33.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,646,517
CSS custom property--colour: #A273F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5D8C0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E8DF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C8BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#908DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6F573
Analogous#7385F5, #E373F5
Triadic#F5A273, #73F5A2
Split complementary#F5E373, #85F573
Tetradic#F57385, #C6F573, #73F5E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D2FC
Lighter +10%#C2A3F8
Darker −10%#8243F2
Darker −20%#6314EE
Darker −30%#4F0EC1
Darker −40%#3B0A92
More saturated +25%#9F69FF
Less saturated −25%#A786E2

Channel breakdown

R162
G115
B245
Red162 (63.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue261.69°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 73 · B F5

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