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Recognised as Colour

#A435BB

  • #A435BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A435BB is a violet with RGB values 164, 53, 187 and HSL 290°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A435BB#A435BB
HEX#A435BB
RGBrgb(164, 53, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2078, 0.7333
RGB percentages64.3%, 20.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(289.7, 55.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 71.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK12.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,761,659
CSS custom property--colour: #A435BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#5BCA44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#426DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A54F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Purple · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CBB35
Analogous#6135BB, #BB358F
Triadic#BBA435, #35BBA4
Split complementary#8FBB35, #35BB61
Tetradic#BB6135, #4CBB35, #358FBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EACCF0
Lighter +30%#DAA4E5
Lighter +20%#CA7CDA
Lighter +10%#BA54CF
Darker −10%#812A93
Darker −20%#5E1E6C
Darker −30%#3B1344
Darker −40%#19081C
More saturated +25%#B817D9
Less saturated −25%#90539D

Channel breakdown

R164
G53
B187
Red164 (64.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue289.7°
Saturation (HSL)55.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 35 · B BB

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