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Recognised as Colour

#A526DD

  • #A526DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A526DD is a violet with RGB values 165, 38, 221 and HSL 282°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A526DD#A526DD
HEX#A526DD
RGBrgb(165, 38, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.149, 0.8667
RGB percentages64.7%, 14.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(281.6, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK25.3%, 82.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,823,389
CSS custom property--colour: #A526DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#5AD922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9E5785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.8Blue violet · ΔE 9.4Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.1Magenta · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EDD26
Analogous#4926DD, #DD26BA
Triadic#DDA526, #26DDA5
Split complementary#B9DD26, #26DD4A
Tetradic#DD4A26, #5EDD26, #26BADD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED6F9
Lighter +30%#DCAAF2
Lighter +20%#CA7EEB
Lighter +10%#B752E4
Darker −10%#851CB4
Darker −20%#651588
Darker −30%#440E5C
Darker −40%#230730
More saturated +25%#B107FC
Less saturated −25%#9945BE

Channel breakdown

R165
G38
B221
Red165 (64.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue281.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 26 · B DD

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