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Recognised as Colour

#A802DE

  • #A802DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A802DE is a violet with RGB values 168, 2, 222 and HSL 285°, 98%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A802DE#A802DE
HEX#A802DE
RGBrgb(168, 2, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0078, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.9%, 0.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(285.3, 98.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 99.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK24.3%, 99.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,010,782
CSS custom property--colour: #A802DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#57FD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A24F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9Magenta · ΔE 25.9Medium blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DE02
Analogous#3A02DE, #DE02A6
Triadic#DEA802, #02DEA8
Split complementary#A6DE02, #02DE3A
Tetradic#DE3A02, #38DE02, #02A6DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAAEFE
Lighter +30%#DE7BFE
Lighter +20%#D149FD
Lighter +10%#C416FD
Darker −10%#8202AB
Darker −20%#5B0179
Darker −30%#350146
Darker −40%#0F0014
More saturated +25%#A900E0
Less saturated −25%#9A1EC2

Channel breakdown

R168
G2
B222
Red168 (65.9%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue285.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 02 · B DE

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