Colour

#A55FCE

#A55FCE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A55FCE is a violet with RGB values 165, 95, 206 and HSL 278°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A55FCE#A55FCE

HEX#A55FCE

RGBrgb(165, 95, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3725, 0.8078

RGB percentages64.7%, 37.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(277.8, 53.1%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 53.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK19.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,837,966

CSS custom property--colour: #A55FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

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

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#5AA031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#407AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#577FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A0728Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4 Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88CE5F

Analogous#6D5FCE, #CE5FC0

Triadic#CEA55F, #5FCEA5

Split complementary#C0CE5F, #5FCE6D

Tetradic#CE6D5F, #88CE5F, #5FC0CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFE

Lighter +30%#E7D4F2

Lighter +20%#D1ADE6

Lighter +10%#BB86DA

Darker −10%#8E3BBF

Darker −20%#712F98

Darker −30%#542371

Darker −40%#37174A

More saturated +25%#AC45E8

Less saturated −25%#9E79B4

Channel breakdown

R165

G95

B206

Red165 (64.7%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue277.84°

Saturation (HSL)53.11%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 5F · B CE

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