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Recognised as Colour

#A368CE

  • #A368CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A368CE is a violet with RGB values 163, 104, 206 and HSL 275°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A368CE#A368CE
HEX#A368CE
RGBrgb(163, 104, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4078, 0.8078
RGB percentages63.9%, 40.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(274.7, 51%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 49.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,709,198
CSS custom property--colour: #A368CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5C9731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E82CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#9D7991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93CE68
Analogous#7068CE, #CE68C6
Triadic#CEA368, #68CEA3
Split complementary#C6CE68, #68CE70
Tetradic#CE7068, #93CE68, #68C6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9DCF3
Lighter +20%#D2B5E7
Lighter +10%#BA8FDA
Darker −10%#8C41C2
Darker −20%#70339D
Darker −30%#552677
Darker −40%#391A50
More saturated +25%#A74FE7
Less saturated −25%#9F81B5

Channel breakdown

R163
G104
B206
Red163 (63.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue274.71°
Saturation (HSL)51%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 68 · B CE

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