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Recognised as Colour

#A42AC3

  • #A42AC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A42AC3 is a violet with RGB values 164, 42, 195 and HSL 288°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A42AC3#A42AC3
HEX#A42AC3
RGBrgb(164, 42, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1647, 0.7647
RGB percentages64.3%, 16.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(287.8, 64.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 78.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK15.9%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,851
CSS custom property--colour: #A42AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#5BD53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#326AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A34C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.2Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49C32A
Analogous#572AC3, #C32A96
Triadic#C3A42A, #2AC3A4
Split complementary#96C32A, #2AC357
Tetradic#C3572A, #49C32A, #2A96C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAC6F3
Lighter +30%#DA9CEA
Lighter +20%#CA72E1
Lighter +10%#BB48D8
Darker −10%#812199
Darker −20%#5D186F
Darker −30%#3A0F45
Darker −40%#17061B
More saturated +25%#B60CE1
Less saturated −25%#9248A5

Channel breakdown

R164
G42
B195
Red164 (64.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue287.84°
Saturation (HSL)64.56%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 2A · B C3

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