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Recognised as Colour

#A075BF

  • #A075BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A075BF is a violet with RGB values 160, 117, 191 and HSL 275°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A075BF#A075BF
HEX#A075BF
RGBrgb(160, 117, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4588, 0.749
RGB percentages62.7%, 45.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(274.9, 36.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 38.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK16.2%, 38.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,515,903
CSS custom property--colour: #A075BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#5F8A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6684C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7087BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94BF75
Analogous#7B75BF, #BF75B9
Triadic#BFA075, #75BFA0
Split complementary#B9BF75, #75BF7B
Tetradic#BF7B75, #94BF75, #75B9BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DEEF
Lighter +20%#D0BBDF
Lighter +10%#B898CF
Darker −10%#8852AF
Darker −20%#6D418D
Darker −30%#52316A
Darker −40%#372147
More saturated +25%#A45CD8
Less saturated −25%#9C8EA6

Channel breakdown

R160
G117
B191
Red160 (62.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue274.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 75 · B BF

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