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Colour

#A368DE

  • #A368DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A368DE is a violet with RGB values 163, 104, 222 and HSL 270°, 64%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A368DE#A368DE
HEX#A368DE
RGBrgb(163, 104, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4078, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.9%, 40.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(270, 64.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 53.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK26.6%, 53.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,709,214
CSS custom property--colour: #A368DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#5C9721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4082E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5384DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#997E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3DE68
Analogous#6868DE, #DE68DE
Triadic#DEA368, #68DEA3
Split complementary#DEDE68, #68DE68
Tetradic#DE6868, #A3DE68, #68DEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE6F9
Lighter +20%#D6BCF0
Lighter +10%#BC92E7
Darker −10%#8A3ED5
Darker −20%#7028B8
Darker −30%#561F8E
Darker −40%#3D1664
More saturated +25%#A351F5
Less saturated −25%#A37FC7

Channel breakdown

R163
G104
B222
Red163 (63.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)64.13%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 68 · B DE

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