Colour

#A470BD

#A470BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A470BD is a violet with RGB values 164, 112, 189 and HSL 281°, 37%, 59%. 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

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HEX#A470BD

RGBrgb(164, 112, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4392, 0.7412

RGB percentages64.3%, 43.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(280.5, 36.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 40.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK13.2%, 40.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,776,765

CSS custom property--colour: #A470BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#5B8F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6281C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F86BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A27B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Violet · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89BD70

Analogous#7E70BD, #BD70AF

Triadic#BDA470, #70BDA4

Split complementary#B0BD70, #70BD7D

Tetradic#BD7D70, #89BD70, #70AFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E7D9ED

Lighter +20%#D0B6DD

Lighter +10%#BA93CD

Darker −10%#8D4FAB

Darker −20%#703F88

Darker −30%#542F65

Darker −40%#371F42

More saturated +25%#AD56D7

Less saturated −25%#9B8AA3

Channel breakdown

R164

G112

B189

Red164 (64.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue280.52°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 70 · B BD

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