Colour

#A565FF

#A565FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A565FF is a violet with RGB values 165, 101, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A565FF#A565FF

HEX#A565FF

RGBrgb(165, 101, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.3961, 1

RGB percentages64.7%, 39.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(264.9, 100%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 60.4%, 100%)

CMYK35.3%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,839,551

CSS custom property--colour: #A565FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#5A9A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2986FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9186A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFFF65

Analogous#6572FF, #F265FF

Triadic#FFA565, #65FFA5

Split complementary#FFF265, #72FF65

Tetradic#FF6572, #BFFF65, #65FFF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#E1CBFF

Lighter +10%#C398FF

Darker −10%#8732FF

Darker −20%#6A00FE

Darker −30%#5400CB

Darker −40%#3F0098

More saturated +25%#A565FF

Less saturated −25%#A878EC

Channel breakdown

R165

G101

B255

Red165 (64.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 65 · B FF

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