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Recognised as Colour

#A300EF

  • #A300EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A300EF is a violet with RGB values 163, 0, 239 and HSL 281°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A300EF#A300EF
HEX#A300EF
RGBrgb(163, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages63.9%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(280.9, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK31.8%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,682,607
CSS custom property--colour: #A300EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#5CFF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96588Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9Medium blue · ΔE 28.2Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3Magenta · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CEF00
Analogous#2B00EF, #EF00C4
Triadic#EFA300, #00EFA3
Split complementary#C4EF00, #00EF2B
Tetradic#EF2B00, #4CEF00, #00C4EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EABCFF
Lighter +30%#D989FF
Lighter +20%#C956FF
Lighter +10%#B923FF
Darker −10%#8000BC
Darker −20%#5D0089
Darker −30%#3B0056
Darker −40%#180023
More saturated +25%#A300EF
Less saturated −25%#981ED1

Channel breakdown

R163
G0
B239
Red163 (63.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue280.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 00 · B EF

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