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Recognised as Colour

#A570D2

  • #A570D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A570D2 is a violet with RGB values 165, 112, 210 and HSL 272°, 52%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A570D2#A570D2
HEX#A570D2
RGBrgb(165, 112, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4392, 0.8235
RGB percentages64.7%, 43.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(272.4, 52.1%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 46.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK21.4%, 46.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,842,322
CSS custom property--colour: #A570D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#5A8F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5785D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6588CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Violet · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DD270
Analogous#7470D2, #D270CE
Triadic#D2A570, #70D2A5
Split complementary#CED270, #70D274
Tetradic#D27470, #9DD270, #70CED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE4F7
Lighter +20%#D6BEEA
Lighter +10%#BD97DE
Darker −10%#8D49C6
Darker −20%#7335A7
Darker −30%#582881
Darker −40%#3E1C5A
More saturated +25%#A758EA
Less saturated −25%#A388BB

Channel breakdown

R165
G112
B210
Red165 (64.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue272.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.13%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 70 · B D2

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