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Recognised as Colour

#A44FC7

  • #A44FC7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A44FC7 is a violet with RGB values 164, 79, 199 and HSL 283°, 52%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A44FC7#A44FC7
HEX#A44FC7
RGBrgb(164, 79, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3098, 0.7804
RGB percentages64.3%, 31%, 78%
HSLhsl(282.5, 51.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 60.3%, 78%)
CMYK17.6%, 60.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,768,327
CSS custom property--colour: #A44FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#5BB038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2970CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D77C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A16484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.8Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72C74F
Analogous#684FC7, #C74FAE
Triadic#C7A44F, #4FC7A4
Split complementary#AEC74F, #4FC768
Tetradic#C7684F, #72C74F, #4FAEC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EAF8
Lighter +30%#E0C3EC
Lighter +20%#CC9CE0
Lighter +10%#B876D3
Darker −10%#8A37AC
Darker −20%#6B2A86
Darker −30%#4C1E5F
Darker −40%#2D1238
More saturated +25%#B032E4
Less saturated −25%#986CAA

Channel breakdown

R164
G79
B199
Red164 (64.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue282.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 4F · B C7

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