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Recognised as Colour

#A282EF

  • #A282EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A282EF is a violet with RGB values 162, 130, 239 and HSL 258°, 77%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A282EF#A282EF
HEX#A282EF
RGBrgb(162, 130, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5098, 0.9373
RGB percentages63.5%, 51%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(257.6, 77.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 45.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK32.2%, 45.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,650,351
CSS custom property--colour: #A282EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5D7D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E95F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6493ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9196ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFEF82
Analogous#8299EF, #D882EF
Triadic#EFA282, #82EFA2
Split complementary#EFD882, #99EF82
Tetradic#EF8299, #CFEF82, #82EFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5DCFB
Lighter +10%#C4AFF5
Darker −10%#8055E9
Darker −20%#5F28E3
Darker −30%#4A19BF
Darker −40%#381392
More saturated +25%#9B72FF
Less saturated −25%#A994DD

Channel breakdown

R162
G130
B239
Red162 (63.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue257.61°
Saturation (HSL)77.3%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 82 · B EF

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