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Recognised as Colour

#A545E2

  • #A545E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A545E2 is a violet with RGB values 165, 69, 226 and HSL 277°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A545E2#A545E2
HEX#A545E2
RGBrgb(165, 69, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.2706, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.7%, 27.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(276.7, 73%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 69.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK27%, 69.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,831,330
CSS custom property--colour: #A545E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#5ABA1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2276DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9C688Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.6Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82E245
Analogous#5745E2, #E245D0
Triadic#E2A545, #45E2A5
Split complementary#D0E245, #45E257
Tetradic#E25745, #82E245, #45D0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5FE
Lighter +30%#E5C9F7
Lighter +20%#D09DF0
Lighter +10%#BA71E9
Darker −10%#8E21D3
Darker −20%#701AA7
Darker −30%#53137B
Darker −40%#350C4F
More saturated +25%#AB2AFD
Less saturated −25%#9F60C7

Channel breakdown

R165
G69
B226
Red165 (64.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue276.69°
Saturation (HSL)73.02%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 45 · B E2

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