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Recognised as Colour

#A482DA

  • #A482DA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A482DA is a violet with RGB values 164, 130, 218 and HSL 263°, 54%, 68%. 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

#A482DA#A482DA
HEX#A482DA
RGBrgb(164, 130, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5098, 0.8549
RGB percentages64.3%, 51%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(263.2, 54.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.2, 40.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK24.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,781,402
CSS custom property--colour: #A482DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5B7D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B92DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7292D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9A91A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Plum · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8DA82
Analogous#828CDA, #D082DA
Triadic#DAA482, #82DAA4
Split complementary#DAD082, #8CDA82
Tetradic#DA828C, #B8DA82, #82DAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8FD
Lighter +20%#DDD1F1
Lighter +10%#C1A9E6
Darker −10%#875BCE
Darker −20%#6C38BE
Darker −30%#552D96
Darker −40%#3F216F
More saturated +25%#9F6EEE
Less saturated −25%#A996C6

Channel breakdown

R164
G130
B218
Red164 (64.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue263.18°
Saturation (HSL)54.32%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 82 · B DA

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