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Recognised as Colour

#A74DBF

  • #A74DBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A74DBF is a violet with RGB values 167, 77, 191 and HSL 287°, 47%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A74DBF#A74DBF
HEX#A74DBF
RGBrgb(167, 77, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.302, 0.749
RGB percentages65.5%, 30.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(287.4, 47.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 59.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK12.6%, 59.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,964,415
CSS custom property--colour: #A74DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#58B240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#316DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#5377BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A75F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65BF4D
Analogous#6E4DBF, #BF4D9E
Triadic#BFA74D, #4DBFA7
Split complementary#9EBF4D, #4DBF6E
Tetradic#BF6E4D, #65BF4D, #4D9EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E3F5
Lighter +30%#DFBEE7
Lighter +20%#CC98DA
Lighter +10%#BA73CC
Darker −10%#8A39A0
Darker −20%#6A2C7A
Darker −30%#491E55
Darker −40%#29112F
More saturated +25%#B92FDD
Less saturated −25%#956BA1

Channel breakdown

R167
G77
B191
Red167 (65.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 4D · B BF

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