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Recognised as Colour

#A802CE

  • #A802CE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A802CE is a violet with RGB values 168, 2, 206 and HSL 289°, 98%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A802CE#A802CE
HEX#A802CE
RGBrgb(168, 2, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0078, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.9%, 0.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(288.8, 98.1%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 99%, 80.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 99%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,010,766
CSS custom property--colour: #A802CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#57FD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C68CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A64679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2Magenta · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28CE02
Analogous#4202CE, #CE028E
Triadic#CEA802, #02CEA8
Split complementary#8ECE02, #02CE42
Tetradic#CE4202, #28CE02, #028ECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EC9EFE
Lighter +30%#E26BFE
Lighter +20%#D939FD
Lighter +10%#CF06FD
Darker −10%#7F029B
Darker −20%#560169
Darker −30%#2C0136
Darker −40%#030004
More saturated +25%#A900D0
Less saturated −25%#981CB4

Channel breakdown

R168
G2
B206
Red168 (65.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue288.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 02 · B CE

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