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Recognised as Colour

#A04FB3

  • #A04FB3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A04FB3 is a violet with RGB values 160, 79, 179 and HSL 289°, 40%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A04FB3#A04FB3
HEX#A04FB3
RGBrgb(160, 79, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.3098, 0.702
RGB percentages62.7%, 31%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(288.6, 39.7%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 55.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 55.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,506,163
CSS custom property--colour: #A04FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#5FB04C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B6BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5673B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#A15E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Orchid · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62B34F
Analogous#6E4FB3, #B34F94
Triadic#B3A04F, #4FB3A0
Split complementary#94B34F, #4FB36E
Tetradic#B36E4F, #62B34F, #4F94B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDDF1
Lighter +30%#DABAE1
Lighter +20%#C696D2
Lighter +10%#B373C2
Darker −10%#813E91
Darker −20%#612F6D
Darker −30%#412049
Darker −40%#221026
More saturated +25%#B430D3
Less saturated −25%#8C6F93

Channel breakdown

R160
G79
B179
Red160 (62.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue288.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 4F · B B3

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