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Recognised as Colour

#A838C5

  • #A838C5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A838C5 is a violet with RGB values 168, 56, 197 and HSL 288°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A838C5#A838C5
HEX#A838C5
RGBrgb(168, 56, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2196, 0.7725
RGB percentages65.9%, 22%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(287.7, 55.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 71.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK14.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,024,581
CSS custom property--colour: #A838C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#57C73A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4070C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A7547Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.6Medium orchid · ΔE 10.5Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55C538
Analogous#6238C5, #C5389B
Triadic#C5A838, #38C5A8
Split complementary#9CC538, #38C562
Tetradic#C56238, #55C538, #389BC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD6F3
Lighter +30%#DCAEE8
Lighter +20%#CB86DD
Lighter +10%#BA5FD1
Darker −10%#862D9D
Darker −20%#642176
Darker −30%#42164E
Darker −40%#210B26
More saturated +25%#BB18E5
Less saturated −25%#9558A5

Channel breakdown

R168
G56
B197
Red168 (65.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue287.66°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 38 · B C5

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