Recognised as Colour

#A76DC9

#A76DC9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A76DC9 is a violet with RGB values 167, 109, 201 and HSL 278°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#A76DC9

RGBrgb(167, 109, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4275, 0.7882

RGB percentages65.5%, 42.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(277.8, 46%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 45.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK16.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,972,617

CSS custom property--colour: #A76DC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#589236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5982CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6986C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A47B91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.6 Violet · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FC96D

Analogous#796DC9, #C96DBD

Triadic#C9A76D, #6DC9A7

Split complementary#BDC96D, #6DC979

Tetradic#C9796D, #8FC96D, #6DBDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EADDF2

Lighter +20%#D4B7E5

Lighter +10%#BD92D7

Darker −10%#9148BB

Darker −20%#743898

Darker −30%#582A73

Darker −40%#3B1D4D

More saturated +25%#AE54E2

Less saturated −25%#A086B0

Channel breakdown

R167

G109

B201

Red167 (65.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue277.83°

Saturation (HSL)46%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 6D · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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