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Colour

#A300CB

  • #A300CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A300CB is a violet with RGB values 163, 0, 203 and HSL 288°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A300CB#A300CB
HEX#A300CB
RGBrgb(163, 0, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.9%, 0%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(288.2, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 100%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,682,571
CSS custom property--colour: #A300CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#5CFF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A04577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.9Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Blue violet · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4Fuchsia · ΔE 28.7Magenta · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28CB00
Analogous#3D00CB, #CB008E
Triadic#CBA300, #00CBA3
Split complementary#8DCB00, #00CB3E
Tetradic#CB3E00, #28CB00, #008ECB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EB98FF
Lighter +30%#E165FF
Lighter +20%#D732FF
Lighter +10%#CC00FE
Darker −10%#7A0098
Darker −20%#510065
Darker −30%#280032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A300CB
Less saturated −25%#9419B2

Channel breakdown

R163
G0
B203
Red163 (63.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue288.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 00 · B CB

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