Recognised as Colour

#A555EB

#A555EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A555EB is a violet with RGB values 165, 85, 235 and HSL 272°, 79%, 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

#A555EB#A555EB

HEX#A555EB

RGBrgb(165, 85, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3333, 0.9216

RGB percentages64.7%, 33.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(272, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK29.8%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,835,435

CSS custom property--colour: #A555EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#5AAA14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E7DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#997599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BEB55

Analogous#5A55EB, #EB55E6

Triadic#EBA555, #55EBA5

Split complementary#E6EB55, #55EB5A

Tetradic#EB5A55, #9BEB55, #55E6EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDDEFB

Lighter +20%#D5B0F6

Lighter +10%#BD83F0

Darker −10%#8D27E6

Darker −20%#7317C3

Darker −30%#581295

Darker −40%#3D0C68

More saturated +25%#A641FF

Less saturated −25%#A36DD3

Channel breakdown

R165

G85

B235

Red165 (64.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue272°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 55 · B EB

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