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Recognised as Colour

#A47FFF

  • #A47FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A47FFF is a violet with RGB values 164, 127, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A47FFF#A47FFF
HEX#A47FFF
RGBrgb(164, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages64.3%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.3, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK35.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,780,671
CSS custom property--colour: #A47FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5B8000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5594FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8E98B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAFF7F
Analogous#7F9AFF, #E47FFF
Triadic#FFA47F, #7FFFA4
Split complementary#FFE47F, #9AFF7F
Tetradic#FF7F9A, #DAFF7F, #7FFFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE5FF
Lighter +10%#C8B2FF
Darker −10%#804CFF
Darker −20%#5B19FF
Darker −30%#4200E5
Darker −40%#3300B2
More saturated +25%#A47FFF
Less saturated −25%#AB8FEF

Channel breakdown

R164
G127
B255
Red164 (64.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 7F · B FF

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