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Recognised as Colour

#A36CE8

  • #A36CE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A36CE8 is a violet with RGB values 163, 108, 232 and HSL 267°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A36CE8#A36CE8
HEX#A36CE8
RGBrgb(163, 108, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4235, 0.9098
RGB percentages63.9%, 42.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(266.6, 72.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.6, 53.4%, 91%)
CMYK29.7%, 53.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,710,248
CSS custom property--colour: #A36CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#5C9317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E86ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5087E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#9684A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1E86C
Analogous#6C73E8, #E16CE8
Triadic#E8A36C, #6CE8A3
Split complementary#E8E16C, #73E86C
Tetradic#E86C73, #B1E86C, #6CE8E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F0FD
Lighter +20%#DAC4F6
Lighter +10%#BF98EF
Darker −10%#8740E1
Darker −20%#6D20CE
Darker −30%#5619A2
Darker −40%#3E1276
More saturated +25%#A157FD
Less saturated −25%#A581D3

Channel breakdown

R163
G108
B232
Red163 (63.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue266.61°
Saturation (HSL)72.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 6C · B E8

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