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Recognised as Colour

#A36FFF

  • #A36FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A36FFF is a violet with RGB values 163, 111, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A36FFF#A36FFF
HEX#A36FFF
RGBrgb(163, 111, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4353, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 43.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.7, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,711,039
CSS custom property--colour: #A36FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5C9000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#258DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B8BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E8DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBFF6F
Analogous#6F83FF, #EB6FFF
Triadic#FFA36F, #6FFFA3
Split complementary#FFEB6F, #83FF6F
Tetradic#FF6F83, #CBFF6F, #6FFFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D5FF
Lighter +10%#C4A2FF
Darker −10%#823CFF
Darker −20%#6209FF
Darker −30%#4D00D5
Darker −40%#3A00A2
More saturated +25%#A36FFF
Less saturated −25%#A881ED

Channel breakdown

R163
G111
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 6F · B FF

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