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Recognised as Colour

#A35AF3

  • #A35AF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A35AF3 is a violet with RGB values 163, 90, 243 and HSL 269°, 86%, 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

#A35AF3#A35AF3
HEX#A35AF3
RGBrgb(163, 90, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3529, 0.9529
RGB percentages63.9%, 35.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(268.6, 86.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 63%, 95.3%)
CMYK32.9%, 63%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,705,651
CSS custom property--colour: #A35AF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#5CA50C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#257FF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#937B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAF35A
Analogous#5A5EF3, #F05AF3
Triadic#F3A35A, #5AF3A3
Split complementary#F3EF5A, #5EF35A
Tetradic#F35A5E, #AAF35A, #5AF3F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E9FD
Lighter +20%#D8B9FA
Lighter +10%#BE8AF6
Darker −10%#882AF0
Darker −20%#6F10D7
Darker −30%#560CA8
Darker −40%#3E0978
More saturated +25%#A24EFF
Less saturated −25%#A470DD

Channel breakdown

R163
G90
B243
Red163 (63.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue268.63°
Saturation (HSL)86.44%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 5A · B F3

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