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Recognised as Colour

#A835C5

  • #A835C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A835C5 is a violet with RGB values 168, 53, 197 and HSL 288°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A835C5#A835C5
HEX#A835C5
RGBrgb(168, 53, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2078, 0.7725
RGB percentages65.9%, 20.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(287.9, 57.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 73.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,023,813
CSS custom property--colour: #A835C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#57CA3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D6FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A8527Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.9Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52C535
Analogous#6035C5, #C5359A
Triadic#C5A835, #35C5A8
Split complementary#9AC535, #35C560
Tetradic#C56035, #52C535, #359AC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD3F3
Lighter +30%#DCABE8
Lighter +20%#CB82DE
Lighter +10%#BA5AD3
Darker −10%#862A9D
Darker −20%#631F75
Darker −30%#41154C
Darker −40%#1F0A24
More saturated +25%#BB16E4
Less saturated −25%#9554A6

Channel breakdown

R168
G53
B197
Red168 (65.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue287.92°
Saturation (HSL)57.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 35 · B C5

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