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Recognised as Colour

#A282F2

  • #A282F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A282F2 is a violet with RGB values 162, 130, 242 and HSL 257°, 81%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A282F2#A282F2
HEX#A282F2
RGBrgb(162, 130, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5098, 0.949
RGB percentages63.5%, 51%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(257.1, 81.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 46.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.1%, 46.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,650,354
CSS custom property--colour: #A282F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#5D7D0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C96F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6293EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9097AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6Orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2F282
Analogous#829AF2, #DA82F2
Triadic#F2A282, #82F2A2
Split complementary#F2DA82, #9AF282
Tetradic#F2829A, #D2F282, #82F2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7DEFC
Lighter +10%#C4B0F7
Darker −10%#8054ED
Darker −20%#5D26E8
Darker −30%#4715C6
Darker −40%#371098
More saturated +25%#9C75FF
Less saturated −25%#A993E1

Channel breakdown

R162
G130
B242
Red162 (63.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)81.16%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 82 · B F2

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