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Colour

#A405DB

  • #A405DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A405DB is a violet with RGB values 164, 5, 219 and HSL 285°, 96%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A405DB#A405DB
HEX#A405DB
RGBrgb(164, 5, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0196, 0.8588
RGB percentages64.3%, 2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(284.6, 95.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 97.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 97.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,403
CSS custom property--colour: #A405DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#5BFA24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9D4E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.6Blue violet · ΔE 10.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16.9Fuchsia · ΔE 27.1Magenta · ΔE 27.1Medium blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3CDB05
Analogous#3905DB, #DB05A7
Triadic#DBA405, #05DBA4
Split complementary#A7DB05, #05DB39
Tetradic#DB3905, #3CDB05, #05A7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9AFFD
Lighter +30%#DB7DFC
Lighter +20%#CE4BFB
Lighter +10%#C019FA
Darker −10%#7F04A9
Darker −20%#590377
Darker −30%#340245
Darker −40%#0F0014
More saturated +25%#A600E0
Less saturated −25%#9621BF

Channel breakdown

R164
G5
B219
Red164 (64.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue284.58°
Saturation (HSL)95.54%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 05 · B DB

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