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Colour

#A75CF5

  • #A75CF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#A75CF5 is a violet with RGB values 167, 92, 245 and HSL 269°, 88%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#A75CF5#A75CF5
HEX#A75CF5
RGBrgb(167, 92, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.3608, 0.9608
RGB percentages65.5%, 36.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(269.4, 88.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 62.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK31.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,968,309
CSS custom property--colour: #A75CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#58A30A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D82F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Tritanopia#987DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAF55C
Analogous#5C5DF5, #F45CF5
Triadic#F5A75C, #5CF5A7
Split complementary#F5F45C, #5DF55C
Tetradic#F55C5D, #AAF55C, #5CF5F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5ECFE
Lighter +20%#DBBCFB
Lighter +10%#C18CF8
Darker −10%#8D2CF2
Darker −20%#730EDD
Darker −30%#5A0BAD
Darker −40%#41087D
More saturated +25%#A752FF
Less saturated −25%#A772DF

Channel breakdown

R167
G92
B245
Red167 (65.5%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue269.41°
Saturation (HSL)88.44%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 5C · B F5

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