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Recognised as Colour

#A37FD2

  • #A37FD2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A37FD2 is a violet with RGB values 163, 127, 210 and HSL 266°, 48%, 66%. 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

#A37FD2#A37FD2
HEX#A37FD2
RGBrgb(163, 127, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.498, 0.8235
RGB percentages63.9%, 49.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(266, 48%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 39.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK22.4%, 39.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,715,090
CSS custom property--colour: #A37FD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#5C802D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8FD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#738FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 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 text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Plum · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AED27F
Analogous#7F84D2, #CD7FD2
Triadic#D2A37F, #7FD2A3
Split complementary#D2CD7F, #84D27F
Tetradic#D27F84, #AED27F, #7FD2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F0FA
Lighter +20%#D9CAED
Lighter +10%#BEA5DF
Darker −10%#8859C5
Darker −20%#6E3DAE
Darker −30%#563088
Darker −40%#3E2362
More saturated +25%#A069E8
Less saturated −25%#A695BC

Channel breakdown

R163
G127
B210
Red163 (63.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue266.02°
Saturation (HSL)47.98%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 7F · B D2

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