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Recognised as Colour

#A470E5

  • #A470E5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A470E5 is a violet with RGB values 164, 112, 229 and HSL 267°, 69%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A470E5#A470E5
HEX#A470E5
RGBrgb(164, 112, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4392, 0.898
RGB percentages64.3%, 43.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(266.7, 69.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 51.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK28.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,776,805
CSS custom property--colour: #A470E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#5B8F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4988E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5889E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9886A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Orchid · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1E570
Analogous#7076E5, #DF70E5
Triadic#E5A470, #70E5A4
Split complementary#E5DF70, #76E570
Tetradic#E57076, #B1E570, #70E5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F1FD
Lighter +20%#DBC6F5
Lighter +10%#BF9BED
Darker −10%#8945DD
Darker −20%#6E25CA
Darker −30%#571D9F
Darker −40%#3F1574
More saturated +25%#A25BFA
Less saturated −25%#A685D0

Channel breakdown

R164
G112
B229
Red164 (64.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 70 · B E5

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