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Recognised as Colour

#A768CB

  • #A768CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A768CB is a violet with RGB values 167, 104, 203 and HSL 278°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A768CB#A768CB
HEX#A768CB
RGBrgb(167, 104, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4078, 0.7961
RGB percentages65.5%, 40.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(278.2, 48.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 48.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 48.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,971,339
CSS custom property--colour: #A768CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#589734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#517FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6384C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A37890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCB68
Analogous#7668CB, #CB68BD
Triadic#CBA768, #68CBA7
Split complementary#BDCB68, #68CB75
Tetradic#CB7668, #8CCB68, #68BDCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9DAF2
Lighter +20%#D3B4E5
Lighter +10%#BD8ED8
Darker −10%#9142BE
Darker −20%#743598
Darker −30%#572773
Darker −40%#3A1A4D
More saturated +25%#AE4FE4
Less saturated −25%#A081B2

Channel breakdown

R167
G104
B203
Red167 (65.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.77%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 68 · B CB

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