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Recognised as Colour

#A925DF

  • #A925DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A925DF is a violet with RGB values 169, 37, 223 and HSL 283°, 74%, 51%. 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 violet.

Colour values

#A925DF#A925DF
HEX#A925DF
RGBrgb(169, 37, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.1451, 0.8745
RGB percentages66.3%, 14.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(282.6, 74.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 83.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK24.2%, 83.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,085,279
CSS custom property--colour: #A925DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#56DA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A35786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7Blue violet · ΔE 10.2Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7Magenta · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BDF25
Analogous#4C25DF, #DF25B8
Triadic#DFA925, #25DFA9
Split complementary#B8DF25, #25DF4C
Tetradic#DF4C25, #5BDF25, #25B8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD7F9
Lighter +30%#DEAAF3
Lighter +20%#CC7EEC
Lighter +10%#BB51E6
Darker −10%#891BB6
Darker −20%#68148A
Darker −30%#460E5D
Darker −40%#250731
More saturated +25%#B606FE
Less saturated −25%#9C44C0

Channel breakdown

R169
G37
B223
Red169 (66.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)74.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 25 · B DF

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