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Recognised as Colour

#A42CC7

  • #A42CC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A42CC7 is a violet with RGB values 164, 44, 199 and HSL 286°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A42CC7#A42CC7
HEX#A42CC7
RGBrgb(164, 44, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1725, 0.7804
RGB percentages64.3%, 17.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(286.5, 63.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 77.9%, 78%)
CMYK17.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,759,367
CSS custom property--colour: #A42CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#5BD338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E6BC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A24F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FC72C
Analogous#572CC7, #C72C9C
Triadic#C7A42C, #2CC7A4
Split complementary#9DC72C, #2CC756
Tetradic#C7562C, #4FC72C, #2C9CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBCBF4
Lighter +30%#DAA2EA
Lighter +20%#C978E1
Lighter +10%#B94ED8
Darker −10%#82239D
Darker −20%#5F1A73
Darker −30%#3D104A
Darker −40%#1A0720
More saturated +25%#B50EE5
Less saturated −25%#934AA9

Channel breakdown

R164
G44
B199
Red164 (64.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue286.45°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 2C · B C7

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