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Colour

#A07CB0

  • #A07CB0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A07CB0 is a violet with RGB values 160, 124, 176 and HSL 282°, 25%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A07CB0#A07CB0
HEX#A07CB0
RGBrgb(160, 124, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4863, 0.6902
RGB percentages62.7%, 48.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(281.5, 24.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 29.5%, 69%)
CMYK9.1%, 29.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,517,680
CSS custom property--colour: #A07CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5F834F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7587B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#9F828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Thistle · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CB07C
Analogous#867CB0, #B07CA6
Triadic#B0A07C, #7CB0A0
Split complementary#A6B07C, #7CB086
Tetradic#B0867C, #8CB07C, #7CA6B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFD
Lighter +30%#E5DBEA
Lighter +20%#CEBCD6
Lighter +10%#B79CC3
Darker −10%#885E9B
Darker −20%#6C4A7C
Darker −30%#51375C
Darker −40%#35243C
More saturated +25%#AA62CA
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R160
G124
B176
Red160 (62.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)24.76%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 7C · B B0

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