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Recognised as Colour

#A458BE

  • #A458BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A458BE is a violet with RGB values 164, 88, 190 and HSL 285°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A458BE#A458BE
HEX#A458BE
RGBrgb(164, 88, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3451, 0.7451
RGB percentages64.3%, 34.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(284.7, 44%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 53.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK13.7%, 53.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,770,622
CSS custom property--colour: #A458BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#5BA741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4273C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A7ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A36883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 21Violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72BE58
Analogous#7158BE, #BE58A5
Triadic#BEA458, #58BEA4
Split complementary#A5BE58, #58BE71
Tetradic#BE7158, #72BE58, #58A5BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4EBF7
Lighter +30%#E0C6E9
Lighter +20%#CCA1DB
Lighter +10%#B87DCC
Darker −10%#8A40A3
Darker −20%#6B317F
Darker −30%#4C235A
Darker −40%#2D1535
More saturated +25%#B23BDB
Less saturated −25%#9675A1

Channel breakdown

R164
G88
B190
Red164 (64.3%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue284.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.97%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 58 · B BE

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