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Colour

#A47AFF

  • #A47AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A47AFF is a violet with RGB values 164, 122, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A47AFF#A47AFF
HEX#A47AFF
RGBrgb(164, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages64.3%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.9, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK35.7%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,779,391
CSS custom property--colour: #A47AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5B8500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4394FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E91FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E95B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FF7A
Analogous#7A92FF, #E77AFF
Triadic#FFA47A, #7AFFA4
Split complementary#FFE77A, #92FF7A
Tetradic#FF7A92, #D5FF7A, #7AFFE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE0FF
Lighter +10%#C7ADFF
Darker −10%#8147FF
Darker −20%#5E14FF
Darker −30%#4700E0
Darker −40%#3700AD
More saturated +25%#A47AFF
Less saturated −25%#AA8BEE

Channel breakdown

R164
G122
B255
Red164 (64.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 7A · B FF

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