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Recognised as Colour

#A83DC1

  • #A83DC1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A83DC1 is a violet with RGB values 168, 61, 193 and HSL 289°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A83DC1#A83DC1
HEX#A83DC1
RGBrgb(168, 61, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.2392, 0.7569
RGB percentages65.9%, 23.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(288.6, 52%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 68.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK13%, 68.4%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,025,857
CSS custom property--colour: #A83DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#57C23E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4771BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A8557Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.9Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56C13D
Analogous#663DC1, #C13D98
Triadic#C1A83D, #3DC1A8
Split complementary#98C13D, #3DC166
Tetradic#C1663D, #56C13D, #3D98C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDD7F3
Lighter +30%#DCB1E6
Lighter +20%#CB8ADA
Lighter +10%#BA63CE
Darker −10%#86319A
Darker −20%#652573
Darker −30%#43184D
Darker −40%#210C26
More saturated +25%#BC1DE1
Less saturated −25%#945DA1

Channel breakdown

R168
G61
B193
Red168 (65.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue288.64°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 3D · B C1

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