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Recognised as Colour

#A471FD

  • #A471FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A471FD is a violet with RGB values 164, 113, 253 and HSL 262°, 97%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A471FD#A471FD
HEX#A471FD
RGBrgb(164, 113, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4431, 0.9922
RGB percentages64.3%, 44.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(261.9, 97.2%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 55.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK35.2%, 55.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,777,085
CSS custom property--colour: #A471FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5B8E02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#308EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#428CFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#908EACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAFD71
Analogous#7184FD, #EA71FD
Triadic#FDA471, #71FDA4
Split complementary#FDEA71, #84FD71
Tetradic#FD7184, #CAFD71, #71FDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D6FE
Lighter +10%#C4A3FE
Darker −10%#843FFC
Darker −20%#640CFC
Darker −30%#4E03D2
Darker −40%#3C02A0
More saturated +25%#A36FFF
Less saturated −25%#A983EB

Channel breakdown

R164
G113
B253
Red164 (64.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue261.86°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 71 · B FD

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