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Recognised as Colour

#A466DD

  • #A466DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A466DD is a violet with RGB values 164, 102, 221 and HSL 271°, 64%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A466DD#A466DD
HEX#A466DD
RGBrgb(164, 102, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4, 0.8667
RGB percentages64.3%, 40%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(271.3, 63.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 53.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK25.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,774,237
CSS custom property--colour: #A466DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#5B9922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E81E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5383DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9B7C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5Medium orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FDD66
Analogous#6866DD, #DD66DB
Triadic#DDA466, #66DDA4
Split complementary#DBDD66, #66DD68
Tetradic#DD6866, #9FDD66, #66DBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE3F9
Lighter +20%#D6B9F0
Lighter +10%#BD90E6
Darker −10%#8B3CD4
Darker −20%#7128B5
Darker −30%#571F8B
Darker −40%#3D1661
More saturated +25%#A54FF4
Less saturated −25%#A37DC6

Channel breakdown

R164
G102
B221
Red164 (64.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue271.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 66 · B DD

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