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Colour

#A358E8

  • #A358E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A358E8 is a violet with RGB values 163, 88, 232 and HSL 271°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A358E8#A358E8
HEX#A358E8
RGBrgb(163, 88, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3451, 0.9098
RGB percentages63.9%, 34.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(271.3, 75.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 62.1%, 91%)
CMYK29.7%, 62.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,705,128
CSS custom property--colour: #A358E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#5CA717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#347DE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#977698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DE858
Analogous#5B58E8, #E858E5
Triadic#E8A358, #58E8A3
Split complementary#E5E858, #58E85B
Tetradic#E85B58, #9DE858, #58E5E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDEFB
Lighter +20%#D4B2F4
Lighter +10%#BC85EE
Darker −10%#8A2BE2
Darker −20%#701AC0
Darker −30%#561493
Darker −40%#3C0E66
More saturated +25%#A441FF
Less saturated −25%#A270D0

Channel breakdown

R163
G88
B232
Red163 (63.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue271.25°
Saturation (HSL)75.79%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 58 · B E8

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