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Recognised as Colour

#A374F2

  • #A374F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A374F2 is a violet with RGB values 163, 116, 242 and HSL 262°, 83%, 70%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A374F2#A374F2
HEX#A374F2
RGBrgb(163, 116, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4549, 0.949
RGB percentages63.9%, 45.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(262.4, 82.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 52.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK32.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,712,306
CSS custom property--colour: #A374F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5C8B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#448DF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#518CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#928DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3F274
Analogous#7484F2, #E274F2
Triadic#F2A374, #74F2A3
Split complementary#F2E274, #84F274
Tetradic#F27484, #C3F274, #74F2E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1D1FB
Lighter +10%#C2A3F6
Darker −10%#8445EE
Darker −20%#6517E9
Darker −30%#5112BB
Darker −40%#3D0D8D
More saturated +25%#A067FF
Less saturated −25%#A887DF

Channel breakdown

R163
G116
B242
Red163 (63.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue262.38°
Saturation (HSL)82.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 74 · B F2

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