Colour

#A74BDE

#A74BDE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#A74BDE is a violet with RGB values 167, 75, 222 and HSL 278°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#A74BDE

RGBrgb(167, 75, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.2941, 0.8706

RGB percentages65.5%, 29.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(277.6, 69%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.6, 66.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK24.8%, 66.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,963,934

CSS custom property--colour: #A74BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#58B421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#3579DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A06A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8 Blue violet · ΔE 19.2 Dark violet · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82DE4B

Analogous#5D4BDE, #DE4BCC

Triadic#DEA74B, #4BDEA7

Split complementary#CCDE4B, #4BDE5D

Tetradic#DE5D4B, #82DE4B, #4BCCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7FE

Lighter +30%#E6CCF6

Lighter +20%#D1A1EE

Lighter +10%#BC76E6

Darker −10%#9026D0

Darker −20%#721EA5

Darker −30%#55167A

Darker −40%#370E4F

More saturated +25%#AE30F9

Less saturated −25%#A066C3

Channel breakdown

R167

G75

B222

Red167 (65.5%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue277.55°

Saturation (HSL)69.01%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 4B · B DE

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