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Recognised as Colour

#A623CE

  • #A623CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A623CE is a violet with RGB values 166, 35, 206 and HSL 286°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A623CE#A623CE
HEX#A623CE
RGBrgb(166, 35, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.1373, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.1%, 13.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(286, 71%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 83%, 80.8%)
CMYK19.4%, 83%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,888,142
CSS custom property--colour: #A623CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#59DC31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F6BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A34E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.3Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3Fuchsia · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BCE23
Analogous#5123CE, #CE23A0
Triadic#CEA623, #23CEA6
Split complementary#A1CE23, #23CE51
Tetradic#CE5123, #4BCE23, #23A0CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBC7F6
Lighter +30%#DB9CEE
Lighter +20%#CB70E7
Lighter +10%#BB45DF
Darker −10%#831CA2
Darker −20%#601477
Darker −30%#3D0D4B
Darker −40%#190520
More saturated +25%#B605EC
Less saturated −25%#9641B0

Channel breakdown

R166
G35
B206
Red166 (65.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue285.96°
Saturation (HSL)70.95%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 23 · B CE

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