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Recognised as Colour

#A46FEC

  • #A46FEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A46FEC is a violet with RGB values 164, 111, 236 and HSL 265°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A46FEC#A46FEC
HEX#A46FEC
RGBrgb(164, 111, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4353, 0.9255
RGB percentages64.3%, 43.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(265.4, 76.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 53%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 53%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,776,556
CSS custom property--colour: #A46FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5B9013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4089F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5189E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9687A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7EC6F
Analogous#6F78EC, #E36FEC
Triadic#ECA46F, #6FECA4
Split complementary#ECE36F, #79EC6F
Tetradic#EC6F78, #B7EC6F, #6FECE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FE
Lighter +20%#DDC9F8
Lighter +10%#C09CF2
Darker −10%#8842E6
Darker −20%#6C1DD8
Darker −30%#5617AB
Darker −40%#3F117E
More saturated +25%#A15CFF
Less saturated −25%#A783D8

Channel breakdown

R164
G111
B236
Red164 (64.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue265.44°
Saturation (HSL)76.69%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 6F · B EC

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