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Recognised as Colour

#A284D8

  • #A284D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A284D8 is a violet with RGB values 162, 132, 216 and HSL 261°, 52%, 68%. 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

#A284D8#A284D8
HEX#A284D8
RGBrgb(162, 132, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5176, 0.8471
RGB percentages63.5%, 51.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(261.4, 51.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 38.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK25%, 38.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,650,840
CSS custom property--colour: #A284D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 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#5D7B27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E93DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7492D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9892A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 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 15Plum · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 27Violet · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAD884
Analogous#8490D8, #CC84D8
Triadic#D8A284, #84D8A2
Split complementary#D8CC84, #90D884
Tetradic#D88490, #BAD884, #84D8CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FD
Lighter +20%#DDD1F1
Lighter +10%#BFABE4
Darker −10%#855DCC
Darker −20%#693BBB
Darker −30%#532F94
Darker −40%#3D236D
More saturated +25%#9C70EC
Less saturated −25%#A898C4

Channel breakdown

R162
G132
B216
Red162 (63.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 84 · B D8

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