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Colour

#A577FF

  • #A577FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A577FF is a violet with RGB values 165, 119, 255 and HSL 260°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A577FF#A577FF
HEX#A577FF
RGBrgb(165, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.3, 100%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 53.3%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,159
CSS custom property--colour: #A577FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5A8800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A90FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9093B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1FF77
Analogous#778DFF, #E977FF
Triadic#FFA577, #77FFA5
Split complementary#FFE977, #8DFF77
Tetradic#FF778D, #D1FF77, #77FFE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DDFF
Lighter +10%#C7AAFF
Darker −10%#8344FF
Darker −20%#6111FF
Darker −30%#4B00DD
Darker −40%#3900AA
More saturated +25%#A577FF
Less saturated −25%#AA88EE

Channel breakdown

R165
G119
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 77 · B FF

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