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Recognised as Colour

#A34FD9

  • #A34FD9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A34FD9 is a violet with RGB values 163, 79, 217 and HSL 277°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A34FD9#A34FD9
HEX#A34FD9
RGBrgb(163, 79, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3098, 0.851
RGB percentages63.9%, 31%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(276.5, 64.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 63.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK24.9%, 63.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,702,809
CSS custom property--colour: #A34FD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#5CB026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B78D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9B6B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85D94F
Analogous#5E4FD9, #D94FCA
Triadic#D9A34F, #4FD9A3
Split complementary#CAD94F, #4FD95E
Tetradic#D95E4F, #85D94F, #4FCAD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7FD
Lighter +30%#E5CDF4
Lighter +20%#CFA3EB
Lighter +10%#B979E2
Darker −10%#8C2CC9
Darker −20%#6F22A0
Darker −30%#521976
Darker −40%#34104C
More saturated +25%#A934F4
Less saturated −25%#9D6ABE

Channel breakdown

R163
G79
B217
Red163 (63.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue276.52°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 4F · B D9

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