Colour
#A476C2
- #A476C2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A476C2 is a violet with RGB values 164, 118, 194 and HSL 276°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#A476C2#A476C2
HEX#A476C2
RGBrgb(164, 118, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4627, 0.7608
RGB percentages64.3%, 46.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(276.3, 38.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 39.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK15.5%, 39.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,778,306
CSS custom property--colour: #A476C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#5B893D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94C276
Analogous#7E76C2, #C276BA
Triadic#C2A476, #76C2A4
Split complementary#BAC276, #76C27E
Tetradic#C27E76, #94C276, #76BAC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R164
G118
B194
Red164 (64.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)38.38%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 76 · B C2
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