Recognised as Colour

#A461B4

#A461B4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A461B4 is a violet with RGB values 164, 97, 180 and HSL 288°, 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#A461B4

RGBrgb(164, 97, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3804, 0.7059

RGB percentages64.3%, 38%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(288.4, 35.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 46.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 46.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,772,916

CSS custom property--colour: #A461B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#5B9E4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5476B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#677DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#A56C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Plum · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71B461

Analogous#7A61B4, #B4619B

Triadic#B4A461, #61B4A4

Split complementary#9BB461, #61B47B

Tetradic#B47B61, #71B461, #619BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4EBF6

Lighter +30%#E0C9E5

Lighter +20%#CCA6D5

Lighter +10%#B884C4

Darker −10%#8A4999

Darker −20%#6B3877

Darker −30%#4C2854

Darker −40%#2C1732

More saturated +25%#B644D1

Less saturated −25%#927E97

Channel breakdown

R164

G97

B180

Red164 (64.3%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue288.43°

Saturation (HSL)35.62%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 61 · B B4

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