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Recognised as Colour

#A737FF

  • #A737FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A737FF is a violet with RGB values 167, 55, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A737FF#A737FF
HEX#A737FF
RGBrgb(167, 55, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2157, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 21.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.6, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,958,847
CSS custom property--colour: #A737FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#58C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#966D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.1Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium blue · ΔE 29.3Fuchsia · ΔE 30.1Magenta · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FFF37
Analogous#4337FF, #FF37F3
Triadic#FFA737, #37FFA7
Split complementary#F3FF37, #37FF43
Tetradic#FF4337, #8FFF37, #37F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD0FF
Lighter +20%#D49DFF
Lighter +10%#BD6AFF
Darker −10%#9104FF
Darker −20%#7400D0
Darker −30%#58009D
Darker −40%#3B006A
More saturated +25%#A737FF
Less saturated −25%#A450E6

Channel breakdown

R167
G55
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 37 · B FF

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