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Recognised as Colour

#A481E1

  • #A481E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A481E1 is a violet with RGB values 164, 129, 225 and HSL 262°, 62%, 69%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A481E1#A481E1
HEX#A481E1
RGBrgb(164, 129, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5059, 0.8824
RGB percentages64.3%, 50.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(261.9, 61.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 42.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK27.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,781,153
CSS custom property--colour: #A481E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 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#8F8F8F
Inverted#5B7E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6693E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D92DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9892A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 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 purple · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEE181
Analogous#818EE1, #D481E1
Triadic#E1A481, #81E1A4
Split complementary#E1D481, #8EE181
Tetradic#E1818E, #BEE181, #81E1D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DFD3F5
Lighter +10%#C2AAEB
Darker −10%#8658D7
Darker −20%#6930CC
Darker −30%#5427A2
Darker −40%#3E1D79
More saturated +25%#9F6EF4
Less saturated −25%#A994CD

Channel breakdown

R164
G129
B225
Red164 (64.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue261.88°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 81 · B E1

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