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Recognised as Colour

#A57FFF

  • #A57FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A57FFF is a violet with RGB values 165, 127, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A57FFF#A57FFF
HEX#A57FFF
RGBrgb(165, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.8, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,846,207
CSS custom property--colour: #A57FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5A8000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9098B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FF7F
Analogous#7F99FF, #E57FFF
Triadic#FFA57F, #7FFFA5
Split complementary#FFE57F, #99FF7F
Tetradic#FF7F99, #D9FF7F, #7FFFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE5FF
Lighter +10%#C9B2FF
Darker −10%#814CFF
Darker −20%#5D19FF
Darker −30%#4400E5
Darker −40%#3500B2
More saturated +25%#A57FFF
Less saturated −25%#AC8FEF

Channel breakdown

R165
G127
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 7F · B FF

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