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Recognised as Colour

#A820C7

  • #A820C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A820C7 is a violet with RGB values 168, 32, 199 and HSL 289°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A820C7#A820C7
HEX#A820C7
RGBrgb(168, 32, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1255, 0.7804
RGB percentages65.9%, 12.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(288.9, 72.3%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 83.9%, 78%)
CMYK15.6%, 83.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,018,439
CSS custom property--colour: #A820C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#57DF38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6BC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A74977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FC720
Analogous#5520C7, #C72092
Triadic#C7A820, #20C7A8
Split complementary#93C720, #20C754
Tetradic#C75420, #3FC720, #2092C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBBEF5
Lighter +30%#DD92EE
Lighter +20%#CF67E6
Lighter +10%#C13BDF
Darker −10%#83199B
Darker −20%#5E126F
Darker −30%#390B43
Darker −40%#140417
More saturated +25%#BA03E4
Less saturated −25%#963DAA

Channel breakdown

R168
G32
B199
Red168 (65.9%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue288.86°
Saturation (HSL)72.29%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 20 · B C7

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