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Recognised as Colour

#A577E4

  • #A577E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A577E4 is a violet with RGB values 165, 119, 228 and HSL 265°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A577E4#A577E4
HEX#A577E4
RGBrgb(165, 119, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4667, 0.8941
RGB percentages64.7%, 46.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(265.3, 66.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 47.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK27.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,132
CSS custom property--colour: #A577E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5A881B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568DE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#618DE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#998BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 21.6Violet · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.98, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6E477
Analogous#7780E4, #DB77E4
Triadic#E4A577, #77E4A5
Split complementary#E4DB77, #80E477
Tetradic#E47780, #B6E477, #77E4DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F7FD
Lighter +20%#DDCCF5
Lighter +10%#C1A2EC
Darker −10%#894CDC
Darker −20%#6E29CC
Darker −30%#5720A2
Darker −40%#401877
More saturated +25%#A263F8
Less saturated −25%#A88BD0

Channel breakdown

R165
G119
B228
Red165 (64.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue265.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 77 · B E4

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