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Recognised as Colour

#A75ADB

  • #A75ADB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#A75ADB is a violet with RGB values 167, 90, 219 and HSL 276°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#A75ADB#A75ADB
HEX#A75ADB
RGBrgb(167, 90, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3529, 0.8588
RGB percentages65.5%, 35.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(275.8, 64.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.8, 58.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK23.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,967,771
CSS custom property--colour: #A75ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#58A524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#287ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A7FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A07292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Orchid · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EDB5A
Analogous#675ADB, #DB5ACE
Triadic#DBA75A, #5ADBA7
Split complementary#CFDB5A, #5ADB66
Tetradic#DB665A, #8EDB5A, #5ACEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAD8F6
Lighter +20%#D4AEED
Lighter +10%#BD84E4
Darker −10%#9130D2
Darker −20%#7425AA
Darker −30%#581C80
Darker −40%#3B1356
More saturated +25%#AC41F4
Less saturated −25%#A273C2

Channel breakdown

R167
G90
B219
Red167 (65.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue275.81°
Saturation (HSL)64.18%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 5A · B DB

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