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Recognised as Colour

#A075B5

  • #A075B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A075B5 is a violet with RGB values 160, 117, 181 and HSL 280°, 30%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A075B5#A075B5
HEX#A075B5
RGBrgb(160, 117, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4588, 0.7098
RGB percentages62.7%, 45.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(280.3, 30.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 35.4%, 71%)
CMYK11.6%, 35.4%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,515,893
CSS custom property--colour: #A075B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5F8A4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B83B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7586B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 28.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AB575
Analogous#8075B5, #B575AA
Triadic#B5A075, #75B5A0
Split complementary#AAB575, #75B580
Tetradic#B58075, #8AB575, #75AAB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFC
Lighter +30%#E5D9EA
Lighter +20%#CEB7D9
Lighter +10%#B796C7
Darker −10%#8856A1
Darker −20%#6C4480
Darker −30%#50335E
Darker −40%#34213D
More saturated +25%#A95BD0
Less saturated −25%#97909B

Channel breakdown

R160
G117
B181
Red160 (62.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue280.31°
Saturation (HSL)30.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 75 · B B5

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