Colour

#A36FE5

#A36FE5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A36FE5 is a violet with RGB values 163, 111, 229 and HSL 266°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A36FE5

RGBrgb(163, 111, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4353, 0.898

RGB percentages63.9%, 43.5%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(266.4, 69.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 51.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK28.8%, 51.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,711,013

CSS custom property--colour: #A36FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#5C901A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4788E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5688E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9785A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14 Slate blue · ΔE 14.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1E56F

Analogous#6F76E5, #DE6FE5

Triadic#E5A36F, #6FE5A3

Split complementary#E5DE6F, #76E56F

Tetradic#E56F76, #B1E56F, #6FE5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1FC

Lighter +20%#DAC5F5

Lighter +10%#BF9AED

Darker −10%#8744DD

Darker −20%#6D24CA

Darker −30%#561D9E

Darker −40%#3E1573

More saturated +25%#A05AFA

Less saturated −25%#A684D0

Channel breakdown

R163

G111

B229

Red163 (63.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue266.44°

Saturation (HSL)69.41%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 6F · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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