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Colour

#A76DE8

  • #A76DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A76DE8 is a violet with RGB values 167, 109, 232 and HSL 268°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A76DE8#A76DE8
HEX#A76DE8
RGBrgb(167, 109, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4275, 0.9098
RGB percentages65.5%, 42.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(268.3, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.3, 53%, 91%)
CMYK28%, 53%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,972,648
CSS custom property--colour: #A76DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#589217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4288ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5489E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#9B84A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Orchid · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEE86D
Analogous#6D71E8, #E46DE8
Triadic#E8A76D, #6DE8A7
Split complementary#E8E56D, #70E86D
Tetradic#E86D71, #AEE86D, #6DE8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F1FD
Lighter +20%#DCC5F6
Lighter +10%#C299EF
Darker −10%#8C41E1
Darker −20%#7321CE
Darker −30%#5A1AA2
Darker −40%#421376
More saturated +25%#A658FD
Less saturated −25%#A882D3

Channel breakdown

R167
G109
B232
Red167 (65.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue268.29°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 6D · B E8

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