Colour

#A44AD7

#A44AD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A44AD7 is a violet with RGB values 164, 74, 215 and HSL 278°, 64%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A44AD7

RGBrgb(164, 74, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.2902, 0.8431

RGB percentages64.3%, 29%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(278.3, 63.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 65.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK23.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,767,063

CSS custom property--colour: #A44AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#5BB528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3976D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9D678Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 10.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DD74A

Analogous#5E4AD7, #D74AC3

Triadic#D7A44A, #4AD7A4

Split complementary#C4D74A, #4AD75D

Tetradic#D75D4A, #7DD74A, #4AC3D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F1FC

Lighter +30%#E3C7F3

Lighter +20%#CE9EE9

Lighter +10%#B974E0

Darker −10%#8C2BC3

Darker −20%#6E2299

Darker −30%#50196F

Darker −40%#320F46

More saturated +25%#AC2EF3

Less saturated −25%#9C66BB

Channel breakdown

R164

G74

B215

Red164 (64.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue278.3°

Saturation (HSL)63.8%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 4A · B D7

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