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Recognised as Colour

#A487CD

  • #A487CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A487CD is a violet with RGB values 164, 135, 205 and HSL 265°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A487CD#A487CD
HEX#A487CD
RGBrgb(164, 135, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5294, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.3%, 52.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(264.9, 41.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 34.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK20%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,782,669
CSS custom property--colour: #A487CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5B7832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7893D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D94CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9D92A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 30.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Thistle · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0CD87
Analogous#878DCD, #C787CD
Triadic#CDA487, #87CDA4
Split complementary#CDC787, #8DCD87
Tetradic#CD878D, #B0CD87, #87CDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F3FA
Lighter +20%#DBCFEB
Lighter +10%#BFABDC
Darker −10%#8963BE
Darker −20%#6F46A8
Darker −30%#573784
Darker −40%#3F2860
More saturated +25%#A072E2
Less saturated −25%#A89CB8

Channel breakdown

R164
G135
B205
Red164 (64.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue264.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 87 · B CD

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