Recognised as Colour
#A469BA
- #A469BA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A469BA is a violet with RGB values 164, 105, 186 and HSL 284°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#A469BA#A469BA
HEX#A469BA
RGBrgb(164, 105, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4118, 0.7294
RGB percentages64.3%, 41.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(283.7, 37%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 43.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK11.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,774,970
CSS custom property--colour: #A469BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#5B9645
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7FBA69
Analogous#7B69BA, #BA69A8
Triadic#BAA469, #69BAA4
Split complementary#A7BA69, #69BA7C
Tetradic#BA7C69, #7FBA69, #69A8BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G105
B186
Red164 (64.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue283.7°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 69 · B BA
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