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Recognised as Colour

#A303C4

  • #A303C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A303C4 is a violet with RGB values 163, 3, 196 and HSL 290°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A303C4#A303C4
HEX#A303C4
RGBrgb(163, 3, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.0118, 0.7686
RGB percentages63.9%, 1.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(289.7, 97%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 98.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 98.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,683,332
CSS custom property--colour: #A303C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#5CFC3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1965C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A24173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Fuchsia · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24C403
Analogous#4203C4, #C40385
Triadic#C4A303, #03C4A3
Split complementary#85C403, #03C443
Tetradic#C44303, #24C403, #0385C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EC96FD
Lighter +30%#E263FD
Lighter +20%#D931FC
Lighter +10%#CD04F6
Darker −10%#790292
Darker −20%#4F0160
Darker −30%#26012D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A500C7
Less saturated −25%#931CAB

Channel breakdown

R163
G3
B196
Red163 (63.9%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue289.74°
Saturation (HSL)96.98%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 03 · B C4

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