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Recognised as Colour

#A368E9

  • #A368E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A368E9 is a violet with RGB values 163, 104, 233 and HSL 267°, 75%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A368E9#A368E9
HEX#A368E9
RGBrgb(163, 104, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4078, 0.9137
RGB percentages63.9%, 40.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(267.4, 74.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.4, 55.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK30%, 55.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,709,225
CSS custom property--colour: #A368E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#5C9716

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3484EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A85E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96819Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEE968
Analogous#686DE9, #E368E9
Triadic#E9A368, #68E9A3
Split complementary#E9E468, #6DE968
Tetradic#E9686E, #AEE968, #68E9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EEFC
Lighter +20%#D9C1F6
Lighter +10%#BE95EF
Darker −10%#883BE3
Darker −20%#6E1ECD
Darker −30%#5617A1
Darker −40%#3E1174
More saturated +25%#A152FF
Less saturated −25%#A57ED3

Channel breakdown

R163
G104
B233
Red163 (63.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue267.44°
Saturation (HSL)74.57%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 68 · B E9

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