Colour

#A077C2

#A077C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A077C2 is a violet with RGB values 160, 119, 194 and HSL 273°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A077C2

RGBrgb(160, 119, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4667, 0.7608

RGB percentages62.7%, 46.7%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(272.8, 38.1%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 38.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK17.5%, 38.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,516,418

CSS custom property--colour: #A077C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#5F883D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6886C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#7188C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99C277

Analogous#7A77C2, #C277BF

Triadic#C2A077, #77C2A0

Split complementary#BFC277, #77C27B

Tetradic#C27B77, #99C277, #77BFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE1F1

Lighter +20%#D1BDE2

Lighter +10%#B99AD2

Darker −10%#8754B2

Darker −20%#6D4192

Darker −30%#53326E

Darker −40%#38224B

More saturated +25%#A25EDB

Less saturated −25%#9E90A9

Channel breakdown

R160

G119

B194

Red160 (62.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue272.8°

Saturation (HSL)38.07%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 77 · B C2

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