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Recognised as Colour

#A47CF0

  • #A47CF0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A47CF0 is a violet with RGB values 164, 124, 240 and HSL 261°, 79%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A47CF0#A47CF0
HEX#A47CF0
RGBrgb(164, 124, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.4863, 0.9412
RGB percentages64.3%, 48.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(260.7, 79.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.7, 48.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK31.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,779,888
CSS custom property--colour: #A47CF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5B830F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5592F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E90EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9492ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8F07C
Analogous#7C8EF0, #DE7CF0
Triadic#F0A47C, #7CF0A4
Split complementary#F0DE7C, #8EF07C
Tetradic#F07C8E, #C8F07C, #7CF0DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D8FA
Lighter +10%#C4AAF5
Darker −10%#844EEB
Darker −20%#6420E6
Darker −30%#4F16BD
Darker −40%#3C1090
More saturated +25%#9F6DFF
Less saturated −25%#AA8EDE

Channel breakdown

R164
G124
B240
Red164 (64.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue260.69°
Saturation (HSL)79.45%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 7C · B F0

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