Colour

#A467BA

#A467BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A467BA is a violet with RGB values 164, 103, 186 and HSL 284°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A467BA

RGBrgb(164, 103, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4039, 0.7294

RGB percentages64.3%, 40.4%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(284.1, 37.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 44.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK11.8%, 44.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,774,458

CSS custom property--colour: #A467BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#5B9845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#587BBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6981B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#A37288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Violet · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4 Plum · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DBA67

Analogous#7B67BA, #BA67A6

Triadic#BAA467, #67BAA4

Split complementary#A6BA67, #67BA7B

Tetradic#BA7B67, #7DBA67, #67A6BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3FA

Lighter +30%#E3D0EA

Lighter +20%#CEADDA

Lighter +10%#B98ACA

Darker −10%#8C4AA4

Darker −20%#6E3A81

Darker −30%#502A5E

Darker −40%#321B3A

More saturated +25%#B14BD6

Less saturated −25%#97839E

Channel breakdown

R164

G103

B186

Red164 (64.3%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue284.1°

Saturation (HSL)37.56%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 67 · B BA

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