Colour

#A481D3

#A481D3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A481D3 is a violet with RGB values 164, 129, 211 and HSL 266°, 48%, 67%. 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

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HEX#A481D3

RGBrgb(164, 129, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5059, 0.8275

RGB percentages64.3%, 50.6%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(265.6, 48.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 38.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK22.3%, 38.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,781,139

CSS custom property--colour: #A481D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#5B7E2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D90D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7591D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26 Violet · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B0D381

Analogous#8187D3, #CD81D3

Triadic#D3A481, #81D3A4

Split complementary#D3CD81, #87D381

Tetradic#D38187, #B0D381, #81D3CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F2FB

Lighter +20%#DBCDED

Lighter +10%#BFA7E0

Darker −10%#895BC6

Darker −20%#6F3EB0

Darker −30%#57308B

Darker −40%#3F2365

More saturated +25%#A16CE8

Less saturated −25%#A796BE

Channel breakdown

R164

G129

B211

Red164 (64.3%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue265.61°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 81 · B D3

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