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Recognised as Colour

#A378F5

  • #A378F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A378F5 is a violet with RGB values 163, 120, 245 and HSL 261°, 86%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A378F5#A378F5
HEX#A378F5
RGBrgb(163, 120, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4706, 0.9608
RGB percentages63.9%, 47.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(260.6, 86.2%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 51%, 96.1%)
CMYK33.5%, 51%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,713,333
CSS custom property--colour: #A378F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5C870A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4990F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#548EF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9190ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 16Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF578
Analogous#788BF5, #E178F5
Triadic#F5A378, #78F5A3
Split complementary#F5E178, #8BF578
Tetradic#F5788C, #CAF578, #78F5E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4D7FC
Lighter +10%#C3A7F9
Darker −10%#8349F1
Darker −20%#6219EE
Darker −30%#4D0FC5
Darker −40%#3B0B96
More saturated +25%#A06EFF
Less saturated −25%#A98AE3

Channel breakdown

R163
G120
B245
Red163 (63.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue260.64°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 78 · B F5

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