Recognised as Colour
#A76BBD
- #A76BBD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A76BBD is a violet with RGB values 167, 107, 189 and HSL 284°, 38%, 58%. 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
#A76BBD#A76BBD
HEX#A76BBD
RGBrgb(167, 107, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4196, 0.7412
RGB percentages65.5%, 42%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(283.9, 38.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 43.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK11.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,972,093
CSS custom property--colour: #A76BBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#589442
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#81BD6B
Analogous#7E6BBD, #BD6BAA
Triadic#BDA76B, #6BBDA7
Split complementary#AABD6B, #6BBD7E
Tetradic#BD7E6B, #81BD6B, #6BAABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G107
B189
Red167 (65.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue283.9°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 6B · B BD
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