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Recognised as Colour

#A283DD

  • #A283DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A283DD is a violet with RGB values 162, 131, 221 and HSL 261°, 57%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A283DD#A283DD
HEX#A283DD
RGBrgb(162, 131, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5137, 0.8667
RGB percentages63.5%, 51.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(260.7, 57%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 40.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK26.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,650,589
CSS custom property--colour: #A283DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5D7C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B93E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7092DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9693A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEDD83
Analogous#8391DD, #CF83DD
Triadic#DDA283, #83DDA2
Split complementary#DDCF83, #91DD83
Tetradic#DD8391, #BEDD83, #83DDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFE
Lighter +20%#DED3F3
Lighter +10%#C0ABE8
Darker −10%#845BD2
Darker −20%#6736C4
Darker −30%#522B9C
Darker −40%#3D2074
More saturated +25%#9C6FF1
Less saturated −25%#A897C9

Channel breakdown

R162
G131
B221
Red162 (63.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue260.67°
Saturation (HSL)56.96%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 83 · B DD

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