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Recognised as Colour

#A164BE

  • #A164BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A164BE is a violet with RGB values 161, 100, 190 and HSL 281°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A164BE#A164BE
HEX#A164BE
RGBrgb(161, 100, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.3922, 0.7451
RGB percentages63.1%, 39.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(280.7, 40.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 47.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK15.3%, 47.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,577,086
CSS custom property--colour: #A164BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5E9B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5179C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#627EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2Orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81BE64
Analogous#7464BE, #BE64AE
Triadic#BEA164, #64BEA1
Split complementary#AEBE64, #64BE74
Tetradic#BE7464, #81BE64, #64AEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F4FA
Lighter +30%#E2D0EB
Lighter +20%#CDACDC
Lighter +10%#B788CD
Darker −10%#8947A8
Darker −20%#6C3884
Darker −30%#4E2861
Darker −40%#31193D
More saturated +25%#AB49DA
Less saturated −25%#977FA3

Channel breakdown

R161
G100
B190
Red161 (63.1%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue280.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 64 · B BE

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