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Recognised as Colour

#A485FC

  • #A485FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A485FC is a violet with RGB values 164, 133, 252 and HSL 256°, 95%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A485FC#A485FC
HEX#A485FC
RGBrgb(164, 133, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5216, 0.9882
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(255.6, 95.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 47.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,204
CSS custom property--colour: #A485FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5B7A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#6097F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F9CB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFC85
Analogous#85A1FC, #E085FC
Triadic#FCA485, #85FCA4
Split complementary#FCDF85, #A2FC85
Tetradic#FC85A1, #DDFC85, #85FCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE9FE
Lighter +10%#C9B7FD
Darker −10%#7F53FB
Darker −20%#5A21FA
Darker −30%#3F06E2
Darker −40%#3104B1
More saturated +25%#A382FF
Less saturated −25%#AB95EC

Channel breakdown

R164
G133
B252
Red164 (64.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue255.63°
Saturation (HSL)95.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 85 · B FC

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