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Colour

#A338FF

  • #A338FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A338FF is a violet with RGB values 163, 56, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A338FF#A338FF
HEX#A338FF
RGBrgb(163, 56, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2196, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 22%, 100%
HSLhsl(272.3, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 78%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 78%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,696,959
CSS custom property--colour: #A338FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5CC700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#906E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.1Dark violet · ΔE 13.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 28.4Fuchsia · ΔE 31.4Magenta · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94FF38
Analogous#4038FF, #FF38F7
Triadic#FFA338, #38FFA3
Split complementary#F7FF38, #38FF40
Tetradic#FF4038, #94FF38, #38F7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD1FF
Lighter +20%#D29EFF
Lighter +10%#BB6BFF
Darker −10%#8B05FF
Darker −20%#7000D1
Darker −30%#55009E
Darker −40%#3A006B
More saturated +25%#A338FF
Less saturated −25%#A151E6

Channel breakdown

R163
G56
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue272.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 38 · B FF

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