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Recognised as Colour

#A54DCA

  • #A54DCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A54DCA is a violet with RGB values 165, 77, 202 and HSL 282°, 54%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A54DCA#A54DCA
HEX#A54DCA
RGBrgb(165, 77, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.302, 0.7922
RGB percentages64.7%, 30.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(282.2, 54.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 61.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,833,354
CSS custom property--colour: #A54DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#5AB235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#206FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4977C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A26484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.2Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72CA4D
Analogous#664DCA, #CA4DB1
Triadic#CAA54D, #4DCAA5
Split complementary#B0CA4D, #4DCA67
Tetradic#CA674D, #72CA4D, #4DB0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EAF9
Lighter +30%#E1C3ED
Lighter +20%#CD9CE1
Lighter +10%#B974D6
Darker −10%#8B34B0
Darker −20%#6C2988
Darker −30%#4D1D61
Darker −40%#2E113A
More saturated +25%#B130E7
Less saturated −25%#996AAD

Channel breakdown

R165
G77
B202
Red165 (64.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue282.24°
Saturation (HSL)54.11%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 4D · B CA

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