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Recognised as Colour

#A85AE9

  • #A85AE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A85AE9 is a violet with RGB values 168, 90, 233 and HSL 273°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A85AE9#A85AE9
HEX#A85AE9
RGBrgb(168, 90, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3529, 0.9137
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(272.7, 76.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 61.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK27.9%, 61.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,321
CSS custom property--colour: #A85AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#57A516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#017DEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D80E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9D7799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.9Dark orchid · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BE95A
Analogous#615AE9, #E95AE2
Triadic#E9A85A, #5AE9A8
Split complementary#E3E95A, #5AE960
Tetradic#E9605A, #9BE95A, #5AE2E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE1FB
Lighter +20%#D7B4F5
Lighter +10%#C087EF
Darker −10%#902DE3
Darker −20%#761AC3
Darker −30%#5B1496
Darker −40%#400E69
More saturated +25%#AA44FF
Less saturated −25%#A671D2

Channel breakdown

R168
G90
B233
Red168 (65.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5A · B E9

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