Recognised as Colour

#A469BC

#A469BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A469BC is a violet with RGB values 164, 105, 188 and HSL 283°, 38%, 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

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HEX#A469BC

RGBrgb(164, 105, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4118, 0.7373

RGB percentages64.3%, 41.2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(282.7, 38.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 44.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK12.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,774,972

CSS custom property--colour: #A469BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#5B9643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A7DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A82BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A3758Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.4 Plum · ΔE 24 Violet · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81BC69

Analogous#7B69BC, #BC69AA

Triadic#BCA469, #69BCA4

Split complementary#AABC69, #69BC7B

Tetradic#BC7B69, #81BC69, #69AABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6FB

Lighter +30%#E4D3EB

Lighter +20%#CFB0DB

Lighter +10%#B98CCC

Darker −10%#8D4BA7

Darker −20%#6F3B84

Darker −30%#512B61

Darker −40%#341B3E

More saturated +25%#AF4ED7

Less saturated −25%#9984A1

Channel breakdown

R164

G105

B188

Red164 (64.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue282.65°

Saturation (HSL)38.25%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 69 · B BC

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