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Recognised as Colour

#A72EDE

  • #A72EDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A72EDE is a violet with RGB values 167, 46, 222 and HSL 281°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A72EDE#A72EDE
HEX#A72EDE
RGBrgb(167, 46, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.1804, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.5%, 18%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(281.3, 72.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 79.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK24.8%, 79.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,956,510
CSS custom property--colour: #A72EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#58D121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A05A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Blue violet · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Fuchsia · ΔE 29.7Magenta · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65DE2E
Analogous#4F2EDE, #DE2EBD
Triadic#DEA72E, #2EDEA7
Split complementary#BDDE2E, #2EDE4F
Tetradic#DE4F2E, #65DE2E, #2EBDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DEFA
Lighter +30%#DFB2F3
Lighter +20%#CC86EC
Lighter +10%#BA5AE5
Darker −10%#8A1EBB
Darker −20%#6A178F
Darker −30%#491063
Darker −40%#290937
More saturated +25%#B210FC
Less saturated −25%#9C4CC0

Channel breakdown

R167
G46
B222
Red167 (65.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 2E · B DE

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