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Recognised as Colour

#A36ECA

  • #A36ECA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A36ECA is a violet with RGB values 163, 110, 202 and HSL 275°, 46%, 61%. 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

#A36ECA#A36ECA
HEX#A36ECA
RGBrgb(163, 110, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4314, 0.7922
RGB percentages63.9%, 43.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(274.6, 46.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 45.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK19.3%, 45.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,710,730
CSS custom property--colour: #A36ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5C9135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5982CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6685C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Orchid · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95CA6E
Analogous#756ECA, #CA6EC3
Triadic#CAA36E, #6ECAA3
Split complementary#C3CA6E, #6ECA75
Tetradic#CA756E, #95CA6E, #6EC3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EADEF3
Lighter +20%#D2B9E5
Lighter +10%#BB93D8
Darker −10%#8B49BC
Darker −20%#70389A
Darker −30%#552B74
Darker −40%#3A1D4F
More saturated +25%#A755E3
Less saturated −25%#9F87B1

Channel breakdown

R163
G110
B202
Red163 (63.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue274.57°
Saturation (HSL)46.46%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 6E · B CA

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