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Colour

#A756DF

  • #A756DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A756DF is a violet with RGB values 167, 86, 223 and HSL 275°, 68%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A756DF#A756DF
HEX#A756DF
RGBrgb(167, 86, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3373, 0.8745
RGB percentages65.5%, 33.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(275.5, 68.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 61.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK25.1%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,966,751
CSS custom property--colour: #A756DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#58A920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1179E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#427DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9F7193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDF56
Analogous#6256DF, #DF56D3
Triadic#DFA756, #56DFA7
Split complementary#D3DF56, #56DF63
Tetradic#DF6256, #8EDF56, #56D3DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD7F7
Lighter +20%#D4ACEF
Lighter +10%#BD81E7
Darker −10%#912BD7
Darker −20%#7421AE
Darker −30%#581983
Darker −40%#3B1158
More saturated +25%#AC3DF8
Less saturated −25%#A26FC6

Channel breakdown

R167
G86
B223
Red167 (65.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue275.47°
Saturation (HSL)68.16%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 56 · B DF

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