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Colour

#A378CF

  • #A378CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A378CF is a violet with RGB values 163, 120, 207 and HSL 270°, 48%, 64%. 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

#A378CF#A378CF
HEX#A378CF
RGBrgb(163, 120, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4706, 0.8118
RGB percentages63.9%, 47.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(269.7, 47.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 42%, 81.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 42%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,713,295
CSS custom property--colour: #A378CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#5C8730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6389D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9C869Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Orchid · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Plum · ΔE 23Violet · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4CF78
Analogous#7878CF, #CF78CF
Triadic#CFA378, #78CFA3
Split complementary#CFCF78, #78CF78
Tetradic#CF7878, #A4CF78, #78CFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E9F7
Lighter +20%#D6C3EA
Lighter +10%#BD9EDC
Darker −10%#8952C2
Darker −20%#703BA6
Darker −30%#572E80
Darker −40%#3D205B
More saturated +25%#A361E6
Less saturated −25%#A38FB8

Channel breakdown

R163
G120
B207
Red163 (63.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue269.66°
Saturation (HSL)47.54%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 78 · B CF

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