Recognised as Colour
#A46FB9
- #A46FB9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A46FB9 is a violet with RGB values 164, 111, 185 and HSL 283°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#A46FB9#A46FB9
HEX#A46FB9
RGBrgb(164, 111, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4353, 0.7255
RGB percentages64.3%, 43.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(283, 34.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 40%, 72.5%)
CMYK11.4%, 40%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,776,505
CSS custom property--colour: #A46FB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#5B9046
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84B96F
Analogous#7F6FB9, #B96FA9
Triadic#B9A46F, #6FB9A4
Split complementary#A9B96F, #6FB97F
Tetradic#B97F6F, #84B96F, #6FA9B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G111
B185
Red164 (64.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue282.97°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 6F · B B9
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