Recognised as Colour

#A04DB7

#A04DB7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#A04DB7 is a violet with RGB values 160, 77, 183 and HSL 287°, 42%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A04DB7

RGBrgb(160, 77, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.302, 0.7176

RGB percentages62.7%, 30.2%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(287, 42.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287, 57.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK12.6%, 57.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,505,655

CSS custom property--colour: #A04DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#5FB248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#346BBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5273B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A05E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18 Dark magenta · ΔE 19 Purple · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64B74D

Analogous#6B4DB7, #B74D99

Triadic#B7A04D, #4DB7A0

Split complementary#99B74D, #4DB76B

Tetradic#B76B4D, #64B74D, #4D99B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDEF2

Lighter +30%#DABAE3

Lighter +20%#C796D4

Lighter +10%#B371C6

Darker −10%#823C95

Darker −20%#622E70

Darker −30%#421F4C

Darker −40%#231028

More saturated +25%#B22ED6

Less saturated −25%#8E6C98

Channel breakdown

R160

G77

B183

Red160 (62.7%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue286.98°

Saturation (HSL)42.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 4D · B B7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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