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Recognised as Colour

#A278EA

  • #A278EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A278EA is a violet with RGB values 162, 120, 234 and HSL 262°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A278EA#A278EA
HEX#A278EA
RGBrgb(162, 120, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.4706, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.5%, 47.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(262.1, 73.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 48.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 48.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,647,786
CSS custom property--colour: #A278EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5D8715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8DE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#938DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0EA78
Analogous#7887EA, #DB78EA
Triadic#EAA278, #78EAA2
Split complementary#EADB78, #87EA78
Tetradic#EA7887, #C0EA78, #78EADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFF
Lighter +20%#DFD0F8
Lighter +10%#C0A4F1
Darker −10%#844CE3
Darker −20%#6622DA
Darker −30%#511BAE
Darker −40%#3D1482
More saturated +25%#9D65FE
Less saturated −25%#A78CD7

Channel breakdown

R162
G120
B234
Red162 (63.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue262.11°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 78 · B EA

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