Colour

#A482D1

#A482D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A482D1 is a violet with RGB values 164, 130, 209 and HSL 266°, 46%, 66%. 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#A482D1

RGBrgb(164, 130, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5098, 0.8196

RGB percentages64.3%, 51%, 82%

HSLhsl(265.8, 46.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 37.8%, 82%)

CMYK21.5%, 37.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,781,393

CSS custom property--colour: #A482D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#5B7D2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7091D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7791CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#9D8FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Plum · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4 Violet · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFD182

Analogous#8287D1, #CC82D1

Triadic#D1A482, #82D1A4

Split complementary#D1CC82, #87D182

Tetradic#D18287, #AFD182, #82D1CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F2FA

Lighter +20%#DACDEC

Lighter +10%#BFA7DF

Darker −10%#895DC3

Darker −20%#6F40AD

Darker −30%#573288

Darker −40%#3F2463

More saturated +25%#A16DE6

Less saturated −25%#A797BC

Channel breakdown

R164

G130

B209

Red164 (64.3%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue265.82°

Saturation (HSL)46.2%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 82 · B D1

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Colour values

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