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Colour

#A461FF

  • #A461FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A461FF is a violet with RGB values 164, 97, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A461FF#A461FF
HEX#A461FF
RGBrgb(164, 97, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.3804, 1
RGB percentages64.3%, 38%, 100%
HSLhsl(265.4, 100%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 62%, 100%)
CMYK35.7%, 62%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,772,991
CSS custom property--colour: #A461FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#5B9E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B84FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9084A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCFF61
Analogous#616DFF, #F361FF
Triadic#FFA461, #61FFA4
Split complementary#FFF361, #6DFF61
Tetradic#FF616D, #BCFF61, #61FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFF
Lighter +20%#DFC7FF
Lighter +10%#C194FF
Darker −10%#872EFF
Darker −20%#6A00FA
Darker −30%#5400C7
Darker −40%#3F0094
More saturated +25%#A461FF
Less saturated −25%#A775EB

Channel breakdown

R164
G97
B255
Red164 (64.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue265.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 61 · B FF

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