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Recognised as Colour

#A476C8

  • #A476C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A476C8 is a violet with RGB values 164, 118, 200 and HSL 274°, 43%, 62%. 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

#A476C8#A476C8
HEX#A476C8
RGBrgb(164, 118, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4627, 0.7843
RGB percentages64.3%, 46.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(273.7, 42.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 41%, 78.4%)
CMYK18%, 41%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,778,312
CSS custom property--colour: #A476C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5B8937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6587CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#708AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Plum · ΔE 21.4Orchid · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 25Violet · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AC876
Analogous#7B76C8, #C876C3
Triadic#C8A476, #76C8A4
Split complementary#C3C876, #76C87B
Tetradic#C87B76, #9AC876, #76C3C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE3F4
Lighter +20%#D4BFE5
Lighter +10%#BC9AD7
Darker −10%#8C52B9
Darker −20%#723E9A
Darker −30%#572F76
Darker −40%#3C2151
More saturated +25%#A75EE0
Less saturated −25%#A18EB0

Channel breakdown

R164
G118
B200
Red164 (64.3%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue273.66°
Saturation (HSL)42.71%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 76 · B C8

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