Colour

#A384DF

#A384DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A384DF is a violet with RGB values 163, 132, 223 and HSL 260°, 59%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A384DF

RGBrgb(163, 132, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5176, 0.8745

RGB percentages63.9%, 51.8%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(260.4, 58.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.4, 40.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK26.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,716,383

CSS custom property--colour: #A384DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5C7B20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B94E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7193DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9794A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9 Plum · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0DF84

Analogous#8493DF, #D084DF

Triadic#DFA384, #84DFA3

Split complementary#DFD084, #93DF84

Tetradic#DF8493, #C0DF84, #84DFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#E0D5F4

Lighter +10%#C1ACEA

Darker −10%#855CD4

Darker −20%#6734C9

Darker −30%#522AA0

Darker −40%#3D1F78

More saturated +25%#9D71F2

Less saturated −25%#A997CC

Channel breakdown

R163

G132

B223

Red163 (63.9%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue260.44°

Saturation (HSL)58.71%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 84 · B DF

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