Recognised as Colour

#A35ADF

#A35ADF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A35ADF is a violet with RGB values 163, 90, 223 and HSL 273°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A35ADF

RGBrgb(163, 90, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3529, 0.8745

RGB percentages63.9%, 35.3%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(272.9, 67.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 59.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK26.9%, 59.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,705,631

CSS custom property--colour: #A35ADF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#5CA520

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D7AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#427DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Tritanopia#997494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96DF5A

Analogous#615ADF, #DF5AD8

Triadic#DFA35A, #5ADFA3

Split complementary#D8DF5A, #5ADF61

Tetradic#DF615A, #96DF5A, #5AD8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EADAF8

Lighter +20%#D3AFF0

Lighter +10%#BB85E7

Darker −10%#8B2FD7

Darker −20%#7022B1

Darker −30%#551A86

Darker −40%#3A125B

More saturated +25%#A541F8

Less saturated −25%#A173C6

Channel breakdown

R163

G90

B223

Red163 (63.9%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue272.93°

Saturation (HSL)67.51%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 5A · B DF

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