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Recognised as Colour

#A264BD

  • #A264BD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A264BD is a violet with RGB values 162, 100, 189 and HSL 282°, 40%, 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

#A264BD#A264BD
HEX#A264BD
RGBrgb(162, 100, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3922, 0.7412
RGB percentages63.5%, 39.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(281.8, 40.3%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 47.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK14.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,642,621
CSS custom property--colour: #A264BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#5D9B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5279C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#647FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A07188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FBD64
Analogous#7564BD, #BD64AC
Triadic#BDA264, #64BDA2
Split complementary#ACBD64, #64BD75
Tetradic#BD7564, #7FBD64, #64ACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3FA
Lighter +30%#E2CFEB
Lighter +20%#CDACDB
Lighter +10%#B788CC
Darker −10%#8A47A7
Darker −20%#6C3883
Darker −30%#4F295F
Darker −40%#31193C
More saturated +25%#AD48D9
Less saturated −25%#9780A1

Channel breakdown

R162
G100
B189
Red162 (63.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue281.8°
Saturation (HSL)40.27%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 64 · B BD

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