Colour

#A55EC8

#A55EC8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A55EC8 is a violet with RGB values 165, 94, 200 and HSL 280°, 49%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A55EC8

RGBrgb(165, 94, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3686, 0.7843

RGB percentages64.7%, 36.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(280.2, 49.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 53%, 78.4%)

CMYK17.5%, 53%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,837,704

CSS custom property--colour: #A55EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#5AA137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4378CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A7EC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#A26F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8 Violet · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81C85E

Analogous#705EC8, #C85EB6

Triadic#C8A55E, #5EC8A5

Split complementary#B6C85E, #5EC870

Tetradic#C8705E, #81C85E, #5EB6C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6FC

Lighter +30%#E5D0EF

Lighter +20%#D0AAE2

Lighter +10%#BA84D5

Darker −10%#8E3EB5

Darker −20%#70318F

Darker −30%#522469

Darker −40%#351743

More saturated +25%#AE43E3

Less saturated −25%#9C79AD

Channel breakdown

R165

G94

B200

Red165 (64.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue280.19°

Saturation (HSL)49.07%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 5E · B C8

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