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Recognised as Colour

#A417CE

  • #A417CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A417CE is a violet with RGB values 164, 23, 206 and HSL 286°, 80%, 45%. 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

#A417CE#A417CE
HEX#A417CE
RGBrgb(164, 23, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0902, 0.8078
RGB percentages64.3%, 9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(286.2, 79.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 88.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 88.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,753,998
CSS custom property--colour: #A417CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#5BE831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A68CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A14B7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Blue violet · ΔE 13.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41CE17
Analogous#4917CE, #CE179C
Triadic#CEA417, #17CEA4
Split complementary#9CCE17, #17CE49
Tetradic#CE4917, #41CE17, #179CCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9BAF7
Lighter +30%#DB8CF2
Lighter +20%#CC5EED
Lighter +10%#BE30E8
Darker −10%#7F12A0
Darker −20%#5B0D72
Darker −30%#360844
Darker −40%#120316
More saturated +25%#B000E5
Less saturated −25%#9534B1

Channel breakdown

R164
G23
B206
Red164 (64.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue286.23°
Saturation (HSL)79.91%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 17 · B CE

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