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Recognised as Colour

#A35BE6

  • #A35BE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A35BE6 is a violet with RGB values 163, 91, 230 and HSL 271°, 74%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A35BE6#A35BE6
HEX#A35BE6
RGBrgb(163, 91, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3569, 0.902
RGB percentages63.9%, 35.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(271.1, 73.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 60.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK29.1%, 60.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,705,894
CSS custom property--colour: #A35BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#5CA419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C7CEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7FE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#977798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EE65B
Analogous#5D5BE6, #E65BE4
Triadic#E6A35B, #5BE6A3
Split complementary#E4E65B, #5BE65D
Tetradic#E65D5B, #9EE65B, #5BE4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE0FA
Lighter +20%#D5B4F3
Lighter +10%#BC87ED
Darker −10%#8A2FDF
Darker −20%#701DBE
Darker −30%#561692
Darker −40%#3C0F66
More saturated +25%#A443FE
Less saturated −25%#A273CE

Channel breakdown

R163
G91
B230
Red163 (63.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue271.08°
Saturation (HSL)73.54%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 5B · B E6

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