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Recognised as Colour

#A751FF

  • #A751FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#A751FF is a violet with RGB values 167, 81, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#A751FF#A751FF
HEX#A751FF
RGBrgb(167, 81, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3176, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 31.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,965,503
CSS custom property--colour: #A751FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#58AE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#957AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2Medium orchid · ΔE 26.4Medium blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)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#A9FF51
Analogous#5152FF, #FE51FF
Triadic#FFA751, #51FFA7
Split complementary#FFFE51, #52FF51
Tetradic#FF5152, #A9FF51, #51FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4EAFF
Lighter +20%#DBB7FF
Lighter +10%#C184FF
Darker −10%#8D1EFF
Darker −20%#7400EA
Darker −30%#5A00B7
Darker −40%#410084
More saturated +25%#A751FF
Less saturated −25%#A767E9

Channel breakdown

R167
G81
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 51 · B FF

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