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Recognised as Colour

#A344BF

  • #A344BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A344BF is a violet with RGB values 163, 68, 191 and HSL 286°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A344BF#A344BF
HEX#A344BF
RGBrgb(163, 68, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2667, 0.749
RGB percentages63.9%, 26.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(286.3, 49%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 64.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK14.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,699,967
CSS custom property--colour: #A344BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#5CBB40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1968C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A25A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60BF44
Analogous#6644BF, #BF449D
Triadic#BFA344, #44BFA3
Split complementary#9DBF44, #44BF66
Tetradic#BF6644, #60BF44, #449DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDCF3
Lighter +30%#DBB6E6
Lighter +20%#C890D9
Lighter +10%#B66ACC
Darker −10%#84359B
Darker −20%#632875
Darker −30%#431B4F
Darker −40%#230E29
More saturated +25%#B425DE
Less saturated −25%#9263A0

Channel breakdown

R163
G68
B191
Red163 (63.9%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue286.34°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 44 · B BF

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