Recognised as Colour

#A448CC

#A448CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A448CC is a violet with RGB values 164, 72, 204 and HSL 282°, 56%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A448CC

RGBrgb(164, 72, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2824, 0.8

RGB percentages64.3%, 28.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(281.8, 56.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 64.7%, 80%)

CMYK19.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,766,540

CSS custom property--colour: #A448CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#5BB733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#036DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4274C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A06184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70CC48

Analogous#6248CC, #CC48B2

Triadic#CCA448, #48CCA4

Split complementary#B2CC48, #48CC62

Tetradic#CC6248, #70CC48, #48B2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3E8F8

Lighter +30%#E0C0ED

Lighter +20%#CC98E2

Lighter +10%#B870D7

Darker −10%#8931B0

Darker −20%#6A2688

Darker −30%#4B1B60

Darker −40%#2C1038

More saturated +25%#B02BE9

Less saturated −25%#9865AF

Channel breakdown

R164

G72

B204

Red164 (64.3%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue281.82°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 48 · B CC

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