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Recognised as Colour

#A348DD

  • #A348DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A348DD is a violet with RGB values 163, 72, 221 and HSL 277°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A348DD#A348DD
HEX#A348DD
RGBrgb(163, 72, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2824, 0.8667
RGB percentages63.9%, 28.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(276.6, 68.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 67.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK26.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,701,021
CSS custom property--colour: #A348DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#5CB722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9B688Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.6Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 17.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82DD48
Analogous#5948DD, #DD48CC
Triadic#DDA348, #48DDA3
Split complementary#CDDD48, #48DD58
Tetradic#DD5848, #82DD48, #48CCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4FD
Lighter +30%#E4C9F5
Lighter +20%#CE9EED
Lighter +10%#B973E5
Darker −10%#8B26CC
Darker −20%#6E1EA1
Darker −30%#511676
Darker −40%#330E4B
More saturated +25%#A92DF8
Less saturated −25%#9D63C2

Channel breakdown

R163
G72
B221
Red163 (63.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue276.64°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 48 · B DD

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