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Recognised as Colour

#A355DE

  • #A355DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A355DE is a violet with RGB values 163, 85, 222 and HSL 274°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A355DE#A355DE
HEX#A355DE
RGBrgb(163, 85, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3333, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.9%, 33.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(274.2, 67.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 61.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK26.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,704,350
CSS custom property--colour: #A355DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#5CAA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0677E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9A7192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90DE55
Analogous#5F55DE, #DE55D4
Triadic#DEA355, #55DEA3
Split complementary#D5DE55, #55DE5E
Tetradic#DE5E55, #90DE55, #55D4DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8D5F7
Lighter +20%#D1AAEF
Lighter +10%#BA80E6
Darker −10%#8C2AD6
Darker −20%#7021AC
Darker −30%#541981
Darker −40%#381156
More saturated +25%#A73CF7
Less saturated −25%#9F6EC5

Channel breakdown

R163
G85
B222
Red163 (63.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue274.16°
Saturation (HSL)67.49%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 55 · B DE

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