Recognised as Colour

#A509DC

#A509DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#A509DC is a violet with RGB values 165, 9, 220 and HSL 284°, 92%, 45%. 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 violet.

Colour values

#A509DC#A509DC

HEX#A509DC

RGBrgb(165, 9, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.0353, 0.8627

RGB percentages64.7%, 3.5%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(284.4, 92.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 95.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK25%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,815,964

CSS custom property--colour: #A509DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#5AF623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9E4F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4.8 Blue violet · ΔE 10.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 27 Magenta · ΔE 27 Medium blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.79, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#40DC09

Analogous#3C09DC, #DC09A9

Triadic#DCA509, #09DCA5

Split complementary#AADC09, #09DC3B

Tetradic#DC3B09, #40DC09, #09AADC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9B5FC

Lighter +30%#DB84FA

Lighter +20%#CD53F8

Lighter +10%#BF22F6

Darker −10%#8007AB

Darker −20%#5C057A

Darker −30%#370349

Darker −40%#120118

More saturated +25%#A900E5

Less saturated −25%#9726BF

Channel breakdown

R165

B220

Red165 (64.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue284.36°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 09 · B DC

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