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Recognised as Colour

#A374BD

  • #A374BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A374BD is a violet with RGB values 163, 116, 189 and HSL 279°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A374BD#A374BD
HEX#A374BD
RGBrgb(163, 116, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4549, 0.7412
RGB percentages63.9%, 45.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(278.6, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK13.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,712,253
CSS custom property--colour: #A374BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5C8B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6784C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7287BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A17E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 19.7Orchid · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Violet · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBD74
Analogous#7E74BD, #BD74B3
Triadic#BDA374, #74BDA3
Split complementary#B3BD74, #74BD7E
Tetradic#BD7E74, #8EBD74, #74B3BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#E8DCEE
Lighter +20%#D1B9DE
Lighter +10%#BA97CD
Darker −10%#8C52AC
Darker −20%#70418A
Darker −30%#543167
Darker −40%#382144
More saturated +25%#AA5AD7
Less saturated −25%#9C8EA3

Channel breakdown

R163
G116
B189
Red163 (63.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue278.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 74 · B BD

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