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Recognised as Colour

#A276DF

  • #A276DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A276DF is a violet with RGB values 162, 118, 223 and HSL 265°, 62%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A276DF#A276DF
HEX#A276DF
RGBrgb(162, 118, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4627, 0.8745
RGB percentages63.5%, 46.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(265.1, 62.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.1, 47.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK27.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,647,263
CSS custom property--colour: #A276DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5D8920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#578BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#618BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9789A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3DF76
Analogous#767FDF, #D676DF
Triadic#DFA276, #76DFA2
Split complementary#DFD776, #7EDF76
Tetradic#DF767F, #B3DF76, #76DFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2FC
Lighter +20%#DAC9F2
Lighter +10%#BE9FE9
Darker −10%#864DD5
Darker −20%#6B2DC2
Darker −30%#552498
Darker −40%#3E1A6F
More saturated +25%#9F61F4
Less saturated −25%#A58BCA

Channel breakdown

R162
G118
B223
Red162 (63.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue265.14°
Saturation (HSL)62.13%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 76 · B DF

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