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Recognised as Colour

#A453BA

  • #A453BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A453BA is a violet with RGB values 164, 83, 186 and HSL 287°, 43%, 53%. 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

#A453BA#A453BA
HEX#A453BA
RGBrgb(164, 83, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3255, 0.7294
RGB percentages64.3%, 32.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(287.2, 42.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 55.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK11.8%, 55.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,769,338
CSS custom property--colour: #A453BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 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#6C6C6C
Inverted#5BAC45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D6FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5977B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#A4637Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 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 12.7Orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69BA53
Analogous#7053BA, #BA539D
Triadic#BAA453, #53BAA4
Split complementary#9DBA53, #53BA71
Tetradic#BA7153, #69BA53, #539DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E5F4
Lighter +30%#DEC0E6
Lighter +20%#CB9CD7
Lighter +10%#B777C9
Darker −10%#883E9C
Darker −20%#683077
Darker −30%#482153
Darker −40%#28132E
More saturated +25%#B535D8
Less saturated −25%#93719C

Channel breakdown

R164
G83
B186
Red164 (64.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue287.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 53 · B BA

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