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Recognised as Colour

#A55ED8

  • #A55ED8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A55ED8 is a violet with RGB values 165, 94, 216 and HSL 275°, 61%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A55ED8#A55ED8
HEX#A55ED8
RGBrgb(165, 94, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3686, 0.8471
RGB percentages64.7%, 36.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(274.9, 61%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 56.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK23.6%, 56.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,837,720
CSS custom property--colour: #A55ED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20963WCAG 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 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#5AA127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#347BDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7FD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Orchid · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91D85E
Analogous#685ED8, #D85ECE
Triadic#D8A55E, #5ED8A5
Split complementary#CED85E, #5ED868
Tetradic#D8685E, #91D85E, #5ECED8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD9F6
Lighter +20%#D3B0EC
Lighter +10%#BC87E2
Darker −10%#8E35CE
Darker −20%#7229A7
Darker −30%#561F7E
Darker −40%#3A1555
More saturated +25%#A945F1
Less saturated −25%#A177BF

Channel breakdown

R165
G94
B216
Red165 (64.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue274.92°
Saturation (HSL)61%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 5E · B D8

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