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Recognised as Colour

#A34DC1

  • #A34DC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A34DC1 is a violet with RGB values 163, 77, 193 and HSL 284°, 48%, 53%. 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

#A34DC1#A34DC1
HEX#A34DC1
RGBrgb(163, 77, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.302, 0.7569
RGB percentages63.9%, 30.2%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(284.5, 48.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 60.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,702,273
CSS custom property--colour: #A34DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#5CB23E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B6DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E75BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#A16180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BC14D
Analogous#694DC1, #C14DA5
Triadic#C1A34D, #4DC1A3
Split complementary#A5C14D, #4DC169
Tetradic#C1694D, #6BC14D, #4DA5C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E4F6
Lighter +30%#DEBEE9
Lighter +20%#CA99DB
Lighter +10%#B773CE
Darker −10%#8739A2
Darker −20%#682B7D
Darker −30%#481E57
Darker −40%#291131
More saturated +25%#B12FDF
Less saturated −25%#956BA3

Channel breakdown

R163
G77
B193
Red163 (63.9%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue284.48°
Saturation (HSL)48.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 4D · B C1

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