Recognised as Colour

#A475BA

#A475BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A475BA is a violet with RGB values 164, 117, 186 and HSL 281°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A475BA

RGBrgb(164, 117, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4588, 0.7294

RGB percentages64.3%, 45.9%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(280.9, 33.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 37.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK11.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,778,042

CSS custom property--colour: #A475BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#5B8A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A84BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7588B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#A37E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Violet · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BBA75

Analogous#8175BA, #BA75AE

Triadic#BAA475, #75BAA4

Split complementary#ADBA75, #75BA82

Tetradic#BA8275, #8BBA75, #75AEBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFE

Lighter +30%#E7DBED

Lighter +20%#D1B9DC

Lighter +10%#BA97CB

Darker −10%#8D54A8

Darker −20%#714386

Darker −30%#543264

Darker −40%#372142

More saturated +25%#AD5BD4

Less saturated −25%#9B8FA0

Channel breakdown

R164

G117

B186

Red164 (64.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue280.87°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 75 · B BA

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