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Recognised as Colour

#A93FCA

  • #A93FCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A93FCA is a violet with RGB values 169, 63, 202 and HSL 286°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A93FCA#A93FCA
HEX#A93FCA
RGBrgb(169, 63, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.2471, 0.7922
RGB percentages66.3%, 24.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(285.8, 56.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 68.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,091,914
CSS custom property--colour: #A93FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#56C035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4273C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A75A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Medium orchid · ΔE 9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60CA3F
Analogous#633FCA, #CA3FA6
Triadic#CAA93F, #3FCAA9
Split complementary#A5CA3F, #3FCA63
Tetradic#CA633F, #60CA3F, #3FA6CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1DFF6
Lighter +30%#DFB7EB
Lighter +20%#CD8FE0
Lighter +10%#BB67D5
Darker −10%#8B2EA8
Darker −20%#6A2380
Darker −30%#491858
Darker −40%#280D30
More saturated +25%#B920E9
Less saturated −25%#995EAB

Channel breakdown

R169
G63
B202
Red169 (66.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue285.76°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 3F · B CA

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