Colour

#A46FFF

#A46FFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A46FFF is a violet with RGB values 164, 111, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A46FFF#A46FFF

HEX#A46FFF

RGBrgb(164, 111, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4353, 1

RGB percentages64.3%, 43.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(262.1, 100%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 56.5%, 100%)

CMYK35.7%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,776,575

CSS custom property--colour: #A46FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#5B9000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#268DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C8BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8F8DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Royal blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF6F

Analogous#6F82FF, #EC6FFF

Triadic#FFA46F, #6FFFA4

Split complementary#FFEC6F, #82FF6F

Tetradic#FF6F82, #CAFF6F, #6FFFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E4D5FF

Lighter +10%#C4A2FF

Darker −10%#843CFF

Darker −20%#6409FF

Darker −30%#4E00D5

Darker −40%#3C00A2

More saturated +25%#A46FFF

Less saturated −25%#A981ED

Channel breakdown

R164

G111

B255

Red164 (64.3%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue262.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 6F · B FF

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