Recognised as Colour

#A76AC7

#A76AC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A76AC7 is a violet with RGB values 167, 106, 199 and HSL 279°, 45%, 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

#A76AC7#A76AC7

HEX#A76AC7

RGBrgb(167, 106, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4157, 0.7804

RGB percentages65.5%, 41.6%, 78%

HSLhsl(279.4, 45.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 46.7%, 78%)

CMYK16.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,971,847

CSS custom property--colour: #A76AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#589538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5680CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6784C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A4788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8 Orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8AC76A

Analogous#796AC7, #C76AB8

Triadic#C7A76A, #6AC7A7

Split complementary#B8C76A, #6AC779

Tetradic#C7796A, #8AC76A, #6AB8C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#E9D9F1

Lighter +20%#D3B4E3

Lighter +10%#BD8FD5

Darker −10%#9145B9

Darker −20%#743794

Darker −30%#572A6E

Darker −40%#3A1C49

More saturated +25%#AF50E1

Less saturated −25%#9F84AD

Channel breakdown

R167

G106

B199

Red167 (65.5%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue279.35°

Saturation (HSL)45.37%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 6A · B C7

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Colour values

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