Recognised as Colour
#A46EBA
- #A46EBA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A46EBA is a violet with RGB values 164, 110, 186 and HSL 283°, 36%, 58%. 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
#A46EBA#A46EBA
HEX#A46EBA
RGBrgb(164, 110, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4314, 0.7294
RGB percentages64.3%, 43.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(282.6, 35.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 40.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK11.8%, 40.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,776,250
CSS custom property--colour: #A46EBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#5B9145
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84BA6E
Analogous#7E6EBA, #BA6EAA
Triadic#BAA46E, #6EBAA4
Split complementary#AABA6E, #6EBA7E
Tetradic#BA7E6E, #84BA6E, #6EAABA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G110
B186
Red164 (64.3%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue282.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 6E · B BA
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