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Colour

#A63CC3

  • #A63CC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A63CC3 is a violet with RGB values 166, 60, 195 and HSL 287°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A63CC3#A63CC3
HEX#A63CC3
RGBrgb(166, 60, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.2353, 0.7647
RGB percentages65.1%, 23.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(287.1, 52.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 69.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK14.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,894,531
CSS custom property--colour: #A63CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#59C33C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4270C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5567Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Purple · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59C33C
Analogous#623CC3, #C33C9D
Triadic#C3A63C, #3CC3A6
Split complementary#9CC33C, #3CC363
Tetradic#C3633C, #59C33C, #3C9DC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD8F3
Lighter +30%#DBB1E7
Lighter +20%#CA8ADB
Lighter +10%#B863CF
Darker −10%#85309C
Darker −20%#642475
Darker −30%#42184E
Darker −40%#210C27
More saturated +25%#B81CE3
Less saturated −25%#945CA3

Channel breakdown

R166
G60
B195
Red166 (65.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue287.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 3C · B C3

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