Colour

#A450FC

#A450FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#A450FC is a violet with RGB values 164, 80, 252 and HSL 269°, 97%, 65%. 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

#A450FC#A450FC

HEX#A450FC

RGBrgb(164, 80, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3137, 0.9882

RGB percentages64.3%, 31.4%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(269.3, 96.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.3, 68.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK34.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,768,636

CSS custom property--colour: #A450FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#5BAF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9278A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark violet · ΔE 17.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8FC50

Analogous#5052FC, #FA50FC

Triadic#FCA450, #50FCA4

Split complementary#FCFA50, #52FC50

Tetradic#FC5052, #A8FC50, #50FCFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E6FF

Lighter +20%#D8B4FE

Lighter +10%#BE82FD

Darker −10%#8A1EFB

Darker −20%#7004E2

Darker −30%#5703B0

Darker −40%#3F027E

More saturated +25%#A44DFF

Less saturated −25%#A566E6

Channel breakdown

R164

G80

B252

Red164 (64.3%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue269.3°

Saturation (HSL)96.63%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 50 · B FC

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