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Colour

#A37AFF

  • #A37AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A37AFF is a violet with RGB values 163, 122, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A37AFF#A37AFF
HEX#A37AFF
RGBrgb(163, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.5, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,713,855
CSS custom property--colour: #A37AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#5C8500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4394FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8D95B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6FF7A
Analogous#7A93FF, #E67AFF
Triadic#FFA37A, #7AFFA3
Split complementary#FFE57A, #94FF7A
Tetradic#FF7A93, #D6FF7A, #7AFFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE0FF
Lighter +10%#C6ADFF
Darker −10%#8047FF
Darker −20%#5C14FF
Darker −30%#4500E0
Darker −40%#3500AD
More saturated +25%#A37AFF
Less saturated −25%#A98BEE

Channel breakdown

R163
G122
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7A · B FF

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