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Recognised as Colour

#A07EDC

  • #A07EDC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A07EDC is a violet with RGB values 160, 126, 220 and HSL 262°, 57%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A07EDC#A07EDC
HEX#A07EDC
RGBrgb(160, 126, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.4941, 0.8627
RGB percentages62.7%, 49.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(261.7, 57.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 42.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK27.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,518,236
CSS custom property--colour: #A07EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5F8123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#648FDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#948EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Orchid · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BADC7E
Analogous#7E8BDC, #CF7EDC
Triadic#DCA07E, #7EDCA0
Split complementary#DCCF7E, #8BDC7E
Tetradic#DC7E8B, #BADC7E, #7EDCCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6FD
Lighter +20%#DBCEF2
Lighter +10%#BEA6E7
Darker −10%#8256D1
Darker −20%#6734C0
Darker −30%#512998
Darker −40%#3C1E70
More saturated +25%#9A6AF1
Less saturated −25%#A693C8

Channel breakdown

R160
G126
B220
Red160 (62.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue261.7°
Saturation (HSL)57.32%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 7E · B DC

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