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Recognised as Colour

#A574E5

  • #A574E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A574E5 is a violet with RGB values 165, 116, 229 and HSL 266°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A574E5#A574E5
HEX#A574E5
RGBrgb(165, 116, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4549, 0.898
RGB percentages64.7%, 45.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(266, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK27.9%, 49.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,843,365
CSS custom property--colour: #A574E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5A8B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508BE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9989A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Orchid · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4E574
Analogous#747CE5, #DE74E5
Triadic#E5A574, #74E5A5
Split complementary#E5DE74, #7CE574
Tetradic#E5747C, #B4E574, #74E5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5FD
Lighter +20%#DDCAF5
Lighter +10%#C19FED
Darker −10%#8949DD
Darker −20%#6E26CD
Darker −30%#571EA2
Darker −40%#401677
More saturated +25%#A25FFA
Less saturated −25%#A889D0

Channel breakdown

R165
G116
B229
Red165 (64.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue266.02°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 74 · B E5

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