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Colour

#A375BE

  • #A375BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A375BE is a violet with RGB values 163, 117, 190 and HSL 278°, 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

#A375BE#A375BE
HEX#A375BE
RGBrgb(163, 117, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4588, 0.7451
RGB percentages63.9%, 45.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(277.8, 36%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 38.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK14.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,712,510
CSS custom property--colour: #A375BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5C8A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6885C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7388BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#A17F91no 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 text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 19.5Orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Violet · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90BE75
Analogous#7F75BE, #BE75B4
Triadic#BEA375, #75BEA3
Split complementary#B4BE75, #75BE7F
Tetradic#BE7E75, #90BE75, #75B4BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DDEF
Lighter +20%#D1BADF
Lighter +10%#BA98CE
Darker −10%#8C52AE
Darker −20%#70428B
Darker −30%#543169
Darker −40%#382146
More saturated +25%#AA5CD7
Less saturated −25%#9C8EA5

Channel breakdown

R163
G117
B190
Red163 (63.9%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue277.81°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 75 · B BE

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