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Recognised as Colour

#A43CD1

  • #A43CD1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A43CD1 is a violet with RGB values 164, 60, 209 and HSL 282°, 62%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A43CD1#A43CD1
HEX#A43CD1
RGBrgb(164, 60, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2353, 0.8196
RGB percentages64.3%, 23.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(281.9, 61.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 71.3%, 82%)
CMYK21.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,763,473
CSS custom property--colour: #A43CD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#5BC32E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3071CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9F5C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 4.1Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 4.1, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69D13C
Analogous#5A3CD1, #D13CB4
Triadic#D1A43C, #3CD1A4
Split complementary#B4D13C, #3CD159
Tetradic#D1593C, #69D13C, #3CB4D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E1F8
Lighter +30%#DEB8EE
Lighter +20%#CB8FE4
Lighter +10%#B765DB
Darker −10%#882AB0
Darker −20%#682087
Darker −30%#48165E
Darker −40%#280C35
More saturated +25%#B01EEF
Less saturated −25%#985AB3

Channel breakdown

R164
G60
B209
Red164 (64.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue281.88°
Saturation (HSL)61.83%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 3C · B D1

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