Colour

#A45FB4

#A45FB4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A45FB4 is a violet with RGB values 164, 95, 180 and HSL 289°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A45FB4

RGBrgb(164, 95, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3725, 0.7059

RGB percentages64.3%, 37.3%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(288.7, 36.2%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 47.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,772,404

CSS custom property--colour: #A45FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#5BA04B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5275B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#657CB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#A56A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FB45F

Analogous#7A5FB4, #B45F99

Triadic#B4A45F, #5FB4A4

Split complementary#9AB45F, #5FB47A

Tetradic#B47A5F, #6FB45F, #5F99B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EAF5

Lighter +30%#DFC7E5

Lighter +20%#CBA4D5

Lighter +10%#B882C4

Darker −10%#894799

Darker −20%#6A3776

Darker −30%#4B2753

Darker −40%#2C1730

More saturated +25%#B642D1

Less saturated −25%#927C97

Channel breakdown

R164

G95

B180

Red164 (64.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue288.71°

Saturation (HSL)36.17%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 5F · B B4

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