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Colour

#A362CD

  • #A362CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A362CD is a violet with RGB values 163, 98, 205 and HSL 276°, 52%, 59%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A362CD#A362CD
HEX#A362CD
RGBrgb(163, 98, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.3843, 0.8039
RGB percentages63.9%, 38.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(276.4, 51.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 52.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK20.5%, 52.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,707,661
CSS custom property--colour: #A362CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2093WCAG 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 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5C9D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#597FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9E748Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Orchid · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCD62
Analogous#6D62CD, #CD62C2
Triadic#CDA362, #62CDA3
Split complementary#C2CD62, #62CD6D
Tetradic#CD6D62, #8CCD62, #62C2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#E7D6F2
Lighter +20%#D0AFE6
Lighter +10%#BA89D9
Darker −10%#8C3DBF
Darker −20%#703198
Darker −30%#532472
Darker −40%#37184B
More saturated +25%#A948E7
Less saturated −25%#9D7CB3

Channel breakdown

R163
G98
B205
Red163 (63.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue276.45°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 62 · B CD

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