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Recognised as Colour

#A57AE7

  • #A57AE7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A57AE7 is a violet with RGB values 165, 122, 231 and HSL 264°, 69%, 69%. 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

#A57AE7#A57AE7
HEX#A57AE7
RGBrgb(165, 122, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4784, 0.9059
RGB percentages64.7%, 47.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(263.7, 69.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.7, 47.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK28.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,844,903
CSS custom property--colour: #A57AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5A8518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#638FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Tritanopia#988EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Orchid · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE77A
Analogous#7A85E7, #DC7AE7
Triadic#E7A57A, #7AE7A5
Split complementary#E7DB7A, #86E77A
Tetradic#E77A85, #BCE77A, #7AE7DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DFD0F7
Lighter +10%#C2A5EF
Darker −10%#884FDF
Darker −20%#6B26D5
Darker −30%#551FA9
Darker −40%#40177E
More saturated +25%#A166FB
Less saturated −25%#A98ED3

Channel breakdown

R165
G122
B231
Red165 (64.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue263.67°
Saturation (HSL)69.43%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 7A · B E7

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