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Recognised as Colour

#A431BC

  • #A431BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A431BC is a violet with RGB values 164, 49, 188 and HSL 290°, 59%, 46%. 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

#A431BC#A431BC
HEX#A431BC
RGBrgb(164, 49, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1922, 0.7373
RGB percentages64.3%, 19.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(289.6, 58.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 73.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK12.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,760,636
CSS custom property--colour: #A431BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#5BCE43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A54D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Dark magenta · ΔE 16Purple · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49BC31
Analogous#5F31BC, #BC318E
Triadic#BCA431, #31BCA4
Split complementary#8EBC31, #31BC5F
Tetradic#BC5F31, #49BC31, #318EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAC8F1
Lighter +30%#DAA0E6
Lighter +20%#CA77DC
Lighter +10%#BB4FD1
Darker −10%#812694
Darker −20%#5D1C6B
Darker −30%#3A1143
Darker −40%#17071A
More saturated +25%#B713DA
Less saturated −25%#914F9E

Channel breakdown

R164
G49
B188
Red164 (64.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue289.64°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 31 · B BC

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