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Colour

#A573FF

  • #A573FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A573FF is a violet with RGB values 165, 115, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A573FF#A573FF
HEX#A573FF
RGBrgb(165, 115, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.451, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 45.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.4, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,843,135
CSS custom property--colour: #A573FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#5A8C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3390FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#448DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9090AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFF73
Analogous#7387FF, #EB73FF
Triadic#FFA573, #73FFA5
Split complementary#FFEB73, #87FF73
Tetradic#FF7387, #CDFF73, #73FFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7D9FF
Lighter +10%#C6A6FF
Darker −10%#8440FF
Darker −20%#630DFF
Darker −30%#4D00D9
Darker −40%#3B00A6
More saturated +25%#A573FF
Less saturated −25%#AA84EE

Channel breakdown

R165
G115
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 73 · B FF

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