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Recognised as Colour

#A742EE

  • #A742EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A742EE is a violet with RGB values 167, 66, 238 and HSL 275°, 83%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A742EE#A742EE
HEX#A742EE
RGBrgb(167, 66, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2588, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.5%, 25.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(275.2, 83.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 72.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,961,646
CSS custom property--colour: #A742EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#58BD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9B6B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 9.7Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Dark violet · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28Fuchsia · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89EE42
Analogous#5142EE, #EE42DF
Triadic#EEA742, #42EEA7
Split complementary#DFEE42, #42EE51
Tetradic#EE5142, #89EE42, #42DFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E8CEFB
Lighter +20%#D3A0F6
Lighter +10%#BD71F2
Darker −10%#9115E8
Darker −20%#7411B9
Darker −30%#560C8B
Darker −40%#39085C
More saturated +25%#AA31FF
Less saturated −25%#A35CD4

Channel breakdown

R167
G66
B238
Red167 (65.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue275.23°
Saturation (HSL)83.5%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 42 · B EE

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