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Colour

#A407CA

  • #A407CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A407CA is a violet with RGB values 164, 7, 202 and HSL 288°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A407CA#A407CA
HEX#A407CA
RGBrgb(164, 7, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.0275, 0.7922
RGB percentages64.3%, 2.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(288.3, 93.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 96.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.8%, 96.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,749,898
CSS custom property--colour: #A407CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#5BF835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C66C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A24576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark magenta · ΔE 28Fuchsia · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DCA07
Analogous#4307CA, #CA078E
Triadic#CAA407, #07CAA4
Split complementary#8ECA07, #07CA43
Tetradic#CA4307, #2DCA07, #078ECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAA1FC
Lighter +30%#DF70FA
Lighter +20%#D43FF8
Lighter +10%#C90DF7
Darker −10%#7C0599
Darker −20%#540467
Darker −30%#2C0236
Darker −40%#040005
More saturated +25%#A800D1
Less saturated −25%#9421B0

Channel breakdown

R164
G7
B202
Red164 (64.3%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue288.31°
Saturation (HSL)93.3%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 07 · B CA

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