Colour

#A35EC4

#A35EC4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A35EC4 is a violet with RGB values 163, 94, 196 and HSL 281°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A35EC4

RGBrgb(163, 94, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3686, 0.7686

RGB percentages63.9%, 36.9%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(280.6, 46.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.6, 52%, 76.9%)

CMYK16.8%, 52%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,706,628

CSS custom property--colour: #A35EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#5CA13B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4677C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B7DC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A06E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Slate blue · ΔE 19.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5 Violet · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FC45E

Analogous#705EC4, #C45EB2

Triadic#C4A35E, #5EC4A3

Split complementary#B2C45E, #5EC470

Tetradic#C4705E, #7FC45E, #5EB2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3FB

Lighter +30%#E3CEED

Lighter +20%#CEA9DF

Lighter +10%#B883D2

Darker −10%#8B40AF

Darker −20%#6D328A

Darker −30%#502564

Darker −40%#32173F

More saturated +25%#AD42E0

Less saturated −25%#997AA9

Channel breakdown

R163

G94

B196

Red163 (63.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue280.59°

Saturation (HSL)46.36%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 5E · B C4

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