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Recognised as Colour

#A45ABE

  • #A45ABE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A45ABE is a violet with RGB values 164, 90, 190 and HSL 284°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A45ABE#A45ABE
HEX#A45ABE
RGBrgb(164, 90, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3529, 0.7451
RGB percentages64.3%, 35.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(284.4, 43.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 52.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK13.7%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,771,134
CSS custom property--colour: #A45ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#5BA541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4574C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A36984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Orchid · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74BE5A
Analogous#725ABE, #BE5AA6
Triadic#BEA45A, #5ABEA4
Split complementary#A6BE5A, #5ABE72
Tetradic#BE725A, #74BE5A, #5AA6BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ECF8
Lighter +30%#E1C8E9
Lighter +20%#CCA3DB
Lighter +10%#B87FCC
Darker −10%#8A41A4
Darker −20%#6C3280
Darker −30%#4D245B
Darker −40%#2E1537
More saturated +25%#B23DDB
Less saturated −25%#9677A1

Channel breakdown

R164
G90
B190
Red164 (64.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue284.4°
Saturation (HSL)43.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 5A · B BE

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