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Recognised as Colour

#A732C3

  • #A732C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A732C3 is a violet with RGB values 167, 50, 195 and HSL 288°, 59%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A732C3#A732C3
HEX#A732C3
RGBrgb(167, 50, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.1961, 0.7647
RGB percentages65.5%, 19.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(288.4, 59.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 74.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK14.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,957,507
CSS custom property--colour: #A732C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#58CD3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6EC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A75079no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EC332
Analogous#5F32C3, #C33296
Triadic#C3A732, #32C3A7
Split complementary#96C332, #32C35F
Tetradic#C35F32, #4EC332, #3296C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECCEF3
Lighter +30%#DBA6E8
Lighter +20%#CB7DDE
Lighter +10%#BB55D3
Darker −10%#84289A
Darker −20%#611D72
Darker −30%#3F1349
Darker −40%#1C0821
More saturated +25%#BA13E2
Less saturated −25%#9451A4

Channel breakdown

R167
G50
B195
Red167 (65.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue288.41°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 32 · B C3

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