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Colour

#A37DE7

  • #A37DE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A37DE7 is a violet with RGB values 163, 125, 231 and HSL 262°, 69%, 70%. 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

#A37DE7#A37DE7
HEX#A37DE7
RGBrgb(163, 125, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.4902, 0.9059
RGB percentages63.9%, 49%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(261.5, 68.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 45.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK29.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,714,599
CSS custom property--colour: #A37DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5C8218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C91EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6590E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9590A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1E77D
Analogous#7D8CE7, #D87DE7
Triadic#E7A37D, #7DE7A3
Split complementary#E7D87D, #8CE77D
Tetradic#E77D8C, #C1E77D, #7DE7D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E0D3F7
Lighter +10%#C1A8EF
Darker −10%#8552DF
Darker −20%#6628D6
Darker −30%#5220AB
Darker −40%#3D1880
More saturated +25%#9E6AFA
Less saturated −25%#A890D4

Channel breakdown

R163
G125
B231
Red163 (63.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue261.51°
Saturation (HSL)68.83%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7D · B E7

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