Recognised as Colour

#A359F3

#A359F3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A359F3 is a violet with RGB values 163, 89, 243 and HSL 269°, 87%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A359F3

RGBrgb(163, 89, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.349, 0.9529

RGB percentages63.9%, 34.9%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(268.8, 86.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 63.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK32.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,705,395

CSS custom property--colour: #A359F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#5CA60C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007EF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#227FF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Tritanopia#937B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9F359

Analogous#595CF3, #F059F3

Triadic#F3A359, #59F3A3

Split complementary#F3F059, #5CF359

Tetradic#F3595C, #A9F359, #59F3F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E8FD

Lighter +20%#D8B8FA

Lighter +10%#BD89F6

Darker −10%#8929F0

Darker −20%#6F10D6

Darker −30%#560CA7

Darker −40%#3E0977

More saturated +25%#A34DFF

Less saturated −25%#A46FDD

Channel breakdown

R163

G89

B243

Red163 (63.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue268.83°

Saturation (HSL)86.52%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 59 · B F3

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