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Recognised as Colour

#A349CE

  • #A349CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A349CE is a violet with RGB values 163, 73, 206 and HSL 281°, 58%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A349CE#A349CE
HEX#A349CE
RGBrgb(163, 73, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.2863, 0.8078
RGB percentages63.9%, 28.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(280.6, 57.6%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 64.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,701,262
CSS custom property--colour: #A349CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#5CB631

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4075CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9F6385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74CE49
Analogous#6149CE, #CE49B7
Triadic#CEA349, #49CEA3
Split complementary#B7CE49, #49CE61
Tetradic#CE6149, #74CE49, #49B7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EAF9
Lighter +30%#E0C2EE
Lighter +20%#CC99E4
Lighter +10%#B771D9
Darker −10%#8930B4
Darker −20%#6B268B
Darker −30%#4C1B63
Darker −40%#2D103B
More saturated +25%#AD2CEB
Less saturated −25%#9966B1

Channel breakdown

R163
G73
B206
Red163 (63.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue280.6°
Saturation (HSL)57.58%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 49 · B CE

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