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Recognised as Colour

#A34EC4

  • #A34EC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A34EC4 is a violet with RGB values 163, 78, 196 and HSL 283°, 50%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A34EC4#A34EC4
HEX#A34EC4
RGBrgb(163, 78, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3059, 0.7686
RGB percentages63.9%, 30.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(283.2, 50%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 60.2%, 76.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,702,532
CSS custom property--colour: #A34EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17221WCAG 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 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#5CB13B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A6EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D76C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#A16382no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FC44E
Analogous#684EC4, #C44EAA
Triadic#C4A34E, #4EC4A3
Split complementary#AAC44E, #4EC468
Tetradic#C4684E, #6FC44E, #4EAAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E7F7
Lighter +30%#DFC1EA
Lighter +20%#CB9BDE
Lighter +10%#B774D1
Darker −10%#8838A7
Darker −20%#692B81
Darker −30%#4A1E5B
Darker −40%#2B1235
More saturated +25%#B031E2
Less saturated −25%#966CA7

Channel breakdown

R163
G78
B196
Red163 (63.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue283.22°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 4E · B C4

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