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Colour

#A486FE

  • #A486FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A486FE is a violet with RGB values 164, 134, 254 and HSL 255°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A486FE#A486FE
HEX#A486FE
RGBrgb(164, 134, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5255, 0.9961
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(255, 98.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 47.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK35.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,462
CSS custom property--colour: #A486FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5B7901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F97FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8E9DB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Violet · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FE86
Analogous#86A4FE, #E086FE
Triadic#FEA486, #86FEA4
Split complementary#FEE086, #A4FE86
Tetradic#FE86A4, #E0FE86, #86FEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EBFF
Lighter +10%#CAB9FE
Darker −10%#7E53FE
Darker −20%#5821FD
Darker −30%#3C02E9
Darker −40%#2F02B6
More saturated +25%#A385FF
Less saturated −25%#AC95EF

Channel breakdown

R164
G134
B254
Red164 (64.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)98.36%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 86 · B FE

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