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Colour

#A563CD

  • #A563CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A563CD is a violet with RGB values 165, 99, 205 and HSL 277°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A563CD#A563CD
HEX#A563CD
RGBrgb(165, 99, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3882, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.7%, 38.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(277.4, 51.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 51.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK19.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,838,989
CSS custom property--colour: #A563CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21331WCAG 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 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#5A9C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Orchid · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BCD63
Analogous#7063CD, #CD63C0
Triadic#CDA563, #63CDA5
Split complementary#C0CD63, #63CD70
Tetradic#CD7063, #8BCD63, #63C0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E8D7F2
Lighter +20%#D2B0E6
Lighter +10%#BB8AD9
Darker −10%#8E3DC0
Darker −20%#723199
Darker −30%#552572
Darker −40%#38184C
More saturated +25%#AB49E7
Less saturated −25%#9F7DB3

Channel breakdown

R165
G99
B205
Red165 (64.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue277.36°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 63 · B CD

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