Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#A429DB

  • #A429DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A429DB is a violet with RGB values 164, 41, 219 and HSL 281°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A429DB#A429DB
HEX#A429DB
RGBrgb(164, 41, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.1608, 0.8588
RGB percentages64.3%, 16.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(281.5, 71.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 81.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK25.1%, 81.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,758,619
CSS custom property--colour: #A429DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#5BD624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#9D5784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 7.8Blue violet · ΔE 9.8Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Fuchsia · ΔE 30Magenta · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60DB29
Analogous#4B29DB, #DB29B9
Triadic#DBA429, #29DBA4
Split complementary#B9DB29, #29DB4B
Tetradic#DB4B29, #60DB29, #29B9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED8F8
Lighter +30%#DCACF1
Lighter +20%#C980EA
Lighter +10%#B755E2
Darker −10%#851EB3
Darker −20%#641787
Darker −30%#440F5C
Darker −40%#240830
More saturated +25%#B00AFA
Less saturated −25%#9848BC

Channel breakdown

R164
G41
B219
Red164 (64.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue281.46°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 29 · B DB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “a429db” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.