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Recognised as Colour

#A075DB

  • #A075DB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A075DB is a violet with RGB values 160, 117, 219 and HSL 265°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A075DB#A075DB
HEX#A075DB
RGBrgb(160, 117, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4588, 0.8588
RGB percentages62.7%, 45.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(265.3, 58.6%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 46.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK26.9%, 46.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,515,931
CSS custom property--colour: #A075DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5F8A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5789DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6189D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#95879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.61, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0DB75
Analogous#757DDB, #D375DB
Triadic#DBA075, #75DBA0
Split complementary#DBD375, #7DDB75
Tetradic#DB757D, #B0DB75, #75DBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EEFB
Lighter +20%#D8C6F0
Lighter +10%#BC9DE6
Darker −10%#844DD0
Darker −20%#6A30BA
Darker −30%#532691
Darker −40%#3C1B69
More saturated +25%#9D5FF1
Less saturated −25%#A38BC5

Channel breakdown

R160
G117
B219
Red160 (62.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue265.29°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 75 · B DB

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