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Recognised as Colour

#A57CD6

  • #A57CD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A57CD6 is a violet with RGB values 165, 124, 214 and HSL 267°, 52%, 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

#A57CD6#A57CD6
HEX#A57CD6
RGBrgb(165, 124, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.4863, 0.8392
RGB percentages64.7%, 48.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(267.3, 52.3%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 42.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK22.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,845,398
CSS custom property--colour: #A57CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2727WCAG 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 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#5A8329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9D8B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.3Violet · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADD67C
Analogous#7C80D6, #D27CD6
Triadic#D6A57C, #7CD6A5
Split complementary#D6D27C, #80D67C
Tetradic#D67C80, #ADD67C, #7CD6D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F1FA
Lighter +20%#DACAEE
Lighter +10%#C0A3E2
Darker −10%#8A55CA
Darker −20%#7138B4
Darker −30%#582C8D
Darker −40%#402066
More saturated +25%#A366EC
Less saturated −25%#A791C1

Channel breakdown

R165
G124
B214
Red165 (64.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue267.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.33%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 7C · B D6

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