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Recognised as Colour

#A44FF8

  • #A44FF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A44FF8 is a violet with RGB values 164, 79, 248 and HSL 270°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A44FF8#A44FF8
HEX#A44FF8
RGBrgb(164, 79, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3098, 0.9725
RGB percentages64.3%, 31%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(270.2, 92.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 68.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK33.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,768,376
CSS custom property--colour: #A44FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#5BB007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93769Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Dark violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3F84F
Analogous#4F4FF8, #F84FF8
Triadic#F8A44F, #4FF8A4
Split complementary#F8F84F, #4FF84F
Tetradic#F84F4F, #A3F84F, #4FF8F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E2FE
Lighter +20%#D7B1FC
Lighter +10%#BD80FA
Darker −10%#8B1EF6
Darker −20%#7109D8
Darker −30%#5707A7
Darker −40%#3E0576
More saturated +25%#A448FF
Less saturated −25%#A466E1

Channel breakdown

R164
G79
B248
Red164 (64.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue270.18°
Saturation (HSL)92.35%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 4F · B F8

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