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Recognised as Colour

#A075EC

  • #A075EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A075EC is a violet with RGB values 160, 117, 236 and HSL 262°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A075EC#A075EC
HEX#A075EC
RGBrgb(160, 117, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4588, 0.9255
RGB percentages62.7%, 45.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(261.7, 75.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 50.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK32.2%, 50.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,515,948
CSS custom property--colour: #A075EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5F8A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A8CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#558BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#908CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1EC75
Analogous#7586EC, #DB75EC
Triadic#ECA075, #75ECA0
Split complementary#ECDB75, #86EC75
Tetradic#EC7586, #C1EC75, #75ECDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBFF
Lighter +20%#DECFF8
Lighter +10%#BFA2F2
Darker −10%#8148E6
Darker −20%#631EDD
Darker −30%#4F18B0
Darker −40%#3B1283
More saturated +25%#9B62FF
Less saturated −25%#A589D8

Channel breakdown

R160
G117
B236
Red160 (62.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue261.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.8%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 75 · B EC

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