Recognised as Colour

#A467EE

#A467EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A467EE is a violet with RGB values 164, 103, 238 and HSL 267°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A467EE

RGBrgb(164, 103, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4039, 0.9333

RGB percentages64.3%, 40.4%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(267.1, 79.9%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 56.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK31.1%, 56.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,774,510

CSS custom property--colour: #A467EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#5B9811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B85F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4485EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9682A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EE67

Analogous#676EEE, #E867EE

Triadic#EEA467, #67EEA4

Split complementary#EEE767, #6EEE67

Tetradic#EE676E, #B1EE67, #67EEE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1FD

Lighter +20%#DBC3F8

Lighter +10%#BF95F3

Darker −10%#8939E9

Darker −20%#6E18D7

Darker −30%#5713A9

Darker −40%#3F0E7B

More saturated +25%#A256FF

Less saturated −25%#A67CD9

Channel breakdown

R164

G103

B238

Red164 (64.3%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue267.11°

Saturation (HSL)79.88%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 67 · B EE

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