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Recognised as Colour

#A48EF6

  • #A48EF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A48EF6 is a blue with RGB values 164, 142, 246 and HSL 253°, 85%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A48EF6#A48EF6
HEX#A48EF6
RGBrgb(164, 142, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5569, 0.9647
RGB percentages64.3%, 55.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(252.7, 85.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 42.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK33.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,502
CSS custom property--colour: #A48EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5B7109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9FFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9BF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90A1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F68E
Analogous#8EACF6, #D88EF6
Triadic#F6A48E, #8EF6A4
Split complementary#F6D88E, #ACF68E
Tetradic#F68EAC, #E0F68E, #8EF6D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0ECFE
Lighter +10%#CABDFA
Darker −10%#7E5FF2
Darker −20%#5830EE
Darker −30%#3C11DA
Darker −40%#2F0EAA
More saturated +25%#9F85FF
Less saturated −25%#AD9DE7

Channel breakdown

R164
G142
B246
Red164 (64.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue252.69°
Saturation (HSL)85.25%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 8E · B F6

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