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Recognised as Colour

#A874E4

  • #A874E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A874E4 is a violet with RGB values 168, 116, 228 and HSL 268°, 67%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A874E4#A874E4
HEX#A874E4
RGBrgb(168, 116, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.4549, 0.8941
RGB percentages65.9%, 45.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(267.9, 67.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 49.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 49.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,039,972
CSS custom property--colour: #A874E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#578B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528BE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#608CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9D88A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Orchid · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0E474
Analogous#7478E4, #E074E4
Triadic#E4A874, #74E4A8
Split complementary#E4E074, #78E474
Tetradic#E47478, #B0E474, #74E4E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F4FD
Lighter +20%#DDC9F5
Lighter +10%#C39FEC
Darker −10%#8D49DC
Darker −20%#7327CB
Darker −30%#5B1FA0
Darker −40%#431775
More saturated +25%#A75FF9
Less saturated −25%#A989CF

Channel breakdown

R168
G116
B228
Red168 (65.9%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue267.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.47%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 74 · B E4

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