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Colour

#A007CD

  • #A007CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#A007CD is a violet with RGB values 160, 7, 205 and HSL 286°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#A007CD#A007CD
HEX#A007CD
RGBrgb(160, 7, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.0275, 0.8039
RGB percentages62.7%, 2.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(286.4, 93.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 96.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK22%, 96.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,487,757
CSS custom property--colour: #A007CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#5FF832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9C4878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.5Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 12.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8Fuchsia · ΔE 29.5Magenta · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34CD07
Analogous#3D07CD, #CD0797
Triadic#CDA007, #07CDA0
Split complementary#97CD07, #07CD3D
Tetradic#CD3D07, #34CD07, #0797CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8A4FC
Lighter +30%#DB73FA
Lighter +20%#CF41F9
Lighter +10%#C210F7
Darker −10%#7A059C
Darker −20%#53046A
Darker −30%#2D0239
Darker −40%#060008
More saturated +25%#A400D4
Less saturated −25%#9221B3

Channel breakdown

R160
G7
B205
Red160 (62.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)93.4%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 07 · B CD

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