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Recognised as Colour

#A554EC

  • #A554EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A554EC is a violet with RGB values 165, 84, 236 and HSL 272°, 80%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A554EC#A554EC
HEX#A554EC
RGBrgb(165, 84, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3294, 0.9255
RGB percentages64.7%, 32.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(272, 80%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272, 64.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,835,180
CSS custom property--colour: #A554EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#5AAB13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A7DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#987599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BEC54
Analogous#5954EC, #EC54E7
Triadic#ECA554, #54ECA5
Split complementary#E7EC54, #54EC59
Tetradic#EC5954, #9BEC54, #54E7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDDEFB
Lighter +20%#D5B0F6
Lighter +10%#BD82F1
Darker −10%#8D26E7
Darker −20%#7316C4
Darker −30%#581196
Darker −40%#3D0C68
More saturated +25%#A641FF
Less saturated −25%#A36CD4

Channel breakdown

R165
G84
B236
Red165 (64.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue271.97°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 54 · B EC

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