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Recognised as Colour

#A85BE8

  • #A85BE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A85BE8 is a violet with RGB values 168, 91, 232 and HSL 273°, 75%, 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

#A85BE8#A85BE8
HEX#A85BE8
RGBrgb(168, 91, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3569, 0.9098
RGB percentages65.9%, 35.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(272.8, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK27.6%, 60.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,033,576
CSS custom property--colour: #A85BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#57A417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E7EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F81E5no 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 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 22Blue violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BE85B
Analogous#615BE8, #E85BE2
Triadic#E8A85B, #5BE8A8
Split complementary#E2E85B, #5BE861
Tetradic#E8615B, #9BE85B, #5BE2E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE1FB
Lighter +20%#D7B4F5
Lighter +10%#C088EE
Darker −10%#902EE2
Darker −20%#761BC2
Darker −30%#5B1595
Darker −40%#400F68
More saturated +25%#AA44FF
Less saturated −25%#A672D1

Channel breakdown

R168
G91
B232
Red168 (65.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue272.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 5B · B E8

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