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Colour

#A459FC

  • #A459FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A459FC is a violet with RGB values 164, 89, 252 and HSL 268°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A459FC#A459FC
HEX#A459FC
RGBrgb(164, 89, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.349, 0.9882
RGB percentages64.3%, 34.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(267.6, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.6, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,770,940
CSS custom property--colour: #A459FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#5BA603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0180F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#917EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FC59
Analogous#595FFC, #F659FC
Triadic#FCA459, #59FCA4
Split complementary#FCF659, #5FFC59
Tetradic#FC595F, #B1FC59, #59FCF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EFFF
Lighter +20%#DBBDFE
Lighter +10%#BF8BFD
Darker −10%#8927FB
Darker −20%#6E04EB
Darker −30%#5703B9
Darker −40%#3F0287
More saturated +25%#A456FF
Less saturated −25%#A66EE7

Channel breakdown

R164
G89
B252
Red164 (64.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue267.61°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 59 · B FC

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