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Colour

#A76EDE

  • #A76EDE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A76EDE is a violet with RGB values 167, 110, 222 and HSL 271°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A76EDE#A76EDE
HEX#A76EDE
RGBrgb(167, 110, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4314, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.5%, 43.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(270.5, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK24.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,972,894
CSS custom property--colour: #A76EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#589121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D86E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D88DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9E829Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5DE6E
Analogous#6F6EDE, #DE6EDD
Triadic#DEA76E, #6EDEA7
Split complementary#DDDE6E, #6EDE6F
Tetradic#DE6F6E, #A5DE6E, #6EDDDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EBFA
Lighter +20%#D9C1F1
Lighter +10%#C098E7
Darker −10%#8E44D5
Darker −20%#742BBB
Darker −30%#5B2192
Darker −40%#411868
More saturated +25%#A758F4
Less saturated −25%#A784C8

Channel breakdown

R167
G110
B222
Red167 (65.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue270.54°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 6E · B DE

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