Colour

#A36ED3

#A36ED3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A36ED3 is a violet with RGB values 163, 110, 211 and HSL 271°, 53%, 63%. 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 purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A36ED3

RGBrgb(163, 110, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4314, 0.8275

RGB percentages63.9%, 43.1%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(271.5, 53.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 47.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK22.7%, 47.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,710,739

CSS custom property--colour: #A36ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#5C912C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5384D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6186D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#9C7F97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8 Slate blue · ΔE 17.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Orchid · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Violet · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9ED36E

Analogous#716ED3, #D36ED0

Triadic#D3A36E, #6ED3A3

Split complementary#D1D36E, #6ED370

Tetradic#D3706E, #9ED36E, #6ED0D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE3F7

Lighter +20%#D5BCEB

Lighter +10%#BC95DF

Darker −10%#8A47C7

Darker −20%#7033A8

Darker −30%#562781

Darker −40%#3C1B5A

More saturated +25%#A456EB

Less saturated −25%#A286BB

Channel breakdown

R163

G110

B211

Red163 (63.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue271.49°

Saturation (HSL)53.44%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 6E · B D3

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