Colour

#A456EB

#A456EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A456EB is a violet with RGB values 164, 86, 235 and HSL 271°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A456EB

RGBrgb(164, 86, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3373, 0.9216

RGB percentages64.3%, 33.7%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(271.4, 78.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 63.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK30.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,770,155

CSS custom property--colour: #A456EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#5BA914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E7DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#977699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DEB56

Analogous#5A56EB, #EB56E8

Triadic#EBA456, #56EBA4

Split complementary#E8EB56, #56EB5A

Tetradic#EB5956, #9DEB56, #56E8EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDFFB

Lighter +20%#D5B1F6

Lighter +10%#BD84F0

Darker −10%#8B28E6

Darker −20%#7217C4

Darker −30%#571296

Darker −40%#3D0C69

More saturated +25%#A542FF

Less saturated −25%#A36ED3

Channel breakdown

R164

G86

B235

Red164 (64.3%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue271.41°

Saturation (HSL)78.84%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 56 · B EB

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