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Colour

#A831FF

  • #A831FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A831FF is a violet with RGB values 168, 49, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A831FF#A831FF
HEX#A831FF
RGBrgb(168, 49, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1922, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 19.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(274.7, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,022,847
CSS custom property--colour: #A831FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#57CE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#976A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium blue · ΔE 29.3Fuchsia · ΔE 29.4Magenta · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88FF31
Analogous#4131FF, #FF31EF
Triadic#FFA831, #31FFA8
Split complementary#EFFF31, #31FF41
Tetradic#FF4131, #88FF31, #31EFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#E9CAFF
Lighter +20%#D397FF
Lighter +10%#BE64FF
Darker −10%#9200FD
Darker −20%#7500CA
Darker −30%#570097
Darker −40%#3A0064
More saturated +25%#A831FF
Less saturated −25%#A44BE5

Channel breakdown

R168
G49
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue274.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 31 · B FF

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