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Recognised as Colour

#A45FE6

  • #A45FE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A45FE6 is a violet with RGB values 164, 95, 230 and HSL 271°, 73%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A45FE6#A45FE6
HEX#A45FE6
RGBrgb(164, 95, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3725, 0.902
RGB percentages64.3%, 37.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(270.7, 73%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 58.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK28.7%, 58.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,772,454
CSS custom property--colour: #A45FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#5BA019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#217FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4281E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#987A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1E65F
Analogous#615FE6, #E65FE4
Triadic#E6A45F, #5FE6A4
Split complementary#E4E65F, #5FE661
Tetradic#E6615F, #A1E65F, #5FE4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE3FB
Lighter +20%#D6B7F4
Lighter +10%#BD8BED
Darker −10%#8B33DF
Darker −20%#711EC1
Darker −30%#571795
Darker −40%#3D1069
More saturated +25%#A548FD
Less saturated −25%#A376CF

Channel breakdown

R164
G95
B230
Red164 (64.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue270.67°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 5F · B E6

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