Recognised as Colour

#A264BE

#A264BE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A264BE is a violet with RGB values 162, 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

#A264BE#A264BE

HEX#A264BE

RGBrgb(162, 100, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.3922, 0.7451

RGB percentages63.5%, 39.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(281.3, 40.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 47.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK14.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,642,622

CSS custom property--colour: #A264BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#5D9B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5279C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#637FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A07188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 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 text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Violet · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#80BE64

Analogous#7564BE, #BE64AD

Triadic#BEA264, #64BEA2

Split complementary#ADBE64, #64BE75

Tetradic#BE7564, #80BE64, #64ADBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F4FA

Lighter +30%#E3D0EB

Lighter +20%#CDACDC

Lighter +10%#B888CD

Darker −10%#8A47A8

Darker −20%#6D3884

Darker −30%#4F2861

Darker −40%#32193D

More saturated +25%#AC49DA

Less saturated −25%#987FA3

Channel breakdown

R162

G100

B190

Red162 (63.5%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue281.33°

Saturation (HSL)40.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 64 · B BE

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