Recognised as Colour

#A402D5

#A402D5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#A402D5 is a violet with RGB values 164, 2, 213 and HSL 286°, 98%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#A402D5

RGBrgb(164, 2, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0078, 0.8353

RGB percentages64.3%, 0.8%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(286.1, 98.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 99.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK23%, 99.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,748,629

CSS custom property--colour: #A402D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#5BFD2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9F4B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5 Blue violet · ΔE 11.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 15 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.4 Magenta · ΔE 27.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.97, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33D502

Analogous#3A02D5, #D5029D

Triadic#D5A402, #02D5A4

Split complementary#9CD502, #02D53B

Tetradic#D53B02, #33D502, #029DD5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9A5FE

Lighter +30%#DD72FE

Lighter +20%#D140FD

Lighter +10%#C50DFD

Darker −10%#7D02A2

Darker −20%#560170

Darker −30%#2F013D

Darker −40%#08000B

More saturated +25%#A500D7

Less saturated −25%#961DBA

Channel breakdown

R164

B213

Red164 (64.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue286.07°

Saturation (HSL)98.14%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 02 · B D5

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