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#A484DB

#A484DB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 51.8% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 55% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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White text on this color

3.04:1 AA Large
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6.90:1 AA
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3.04:1 AA Large
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This color as text on black

6.90:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A484DB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A484DB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #A484DB

What color is #A484DB?

#A484DB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 51.8% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 55% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A484DB in RGB?

#A484DB is rgb(164, 132, 219): 164 red, 132 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A484DB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(25, 40, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A484DB?

PANTONE 2640 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A484DB?

Its complement #7C9F45 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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