Recognised as Colour

#A57FDB

#A57FDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A57FDB is a violet with RGB values 165, 127, 219 and HSL 265°, 56%, 68%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#A57FDB#A57FDB

HEX#A57FDB

RGBrgb(165, 127, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.498, 0.8588

RGB percentages64.7%, 49.8%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(264.8, 56.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.8, 42%, 85.9%)

CMYK24.7%, 42%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,846,171

CSS custom property--colour: #A57FDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#5A8024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6790DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F91D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9B8FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 23.5 Plum · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Violet · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5DB7F

Analogous#7F87DB, #D37FDB

Triadic#DBA57F, #7FDBA5

Split complementary#DBD37F, #87DB7F

Tetradic#DB7F87, #B5DB7F, #7FDBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F6FD

Lighter +20%#DDCFF1

Lighter +10%#C1A7E6

Darker −10%#8957D0

Darker −20%#6E36BE

Darker −30%#572A97

Darker −40%#401F6F

More saturated +25%#A16BF0

Less saturated −25%#A994C7

Channel breakdown

R165

G127

B219

Red165 (64.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue264.78°

Saturation (HSL)56.1%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 7F · B DB

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