Colour

#A864CD

#A864CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A864CD is a violet with RGB values 168, 100, 205 and HSL 279°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A864CD

RGBrgb(168, 100, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3922, 0.8039

RGB percentages65.9%, 39.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(278.9, 51.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 51.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK18%, 51.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,035,853

CSS custom property--colour: #A864CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#579B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A7DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F82CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A4758Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19 Violet · ΔE 20.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#89CD64

Analogous#7464CD, #CD64BD

Triadic#CDA864, #64CDA8

Split complementary#BECD64, #64CD73

Tetradic#CD7364, #89CD64, #64BDCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#E9D8F2

Lighter +20%#D3B1E6

Lighter +10%#BE8BD9

Darker −10%#923EC0

Darker −20%#753299

Darker −30%#572573

Darker −40%#3A194C

More saturated +25%#B04AE7

Less saturated −25%#A07EB3

Channel breakdown

R168

G100

B205

Red168 (65.9%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue278.86°

Saturation (HSL)51.22%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 64 · B CD

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Colour values

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