Recognised as Colour

#A770BD

#A770BD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A770BD is a violet with RGB values 167, 112, 189 and HSL 283°, 37%, 59%. 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

#A770BD#A770BD

HEX#A770BD

RGBrgb(167, 112, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4392, 0.7412

RGB percentages65.5%, 43.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(282.9, 36.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 40.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK11.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,973,373

CSS custom property--colour: #A770BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#588F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6382C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7187BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A67A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#86BD70

Analogous#8170BD, #BD70AD

Triadic#BDA770, #70BDA7

Split complementary#ACBD70, #70BD81

Tetradic#BD8170, #86BD70, #70ACBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFD

Lighter +30%#E7D9ED

Lighter +20%#D2B6DD

Lighter +10%#BC93CD

Darker −10%#914FAB

Darker −20%#733F88

Darker −30%#562F65

Darker −40%#381F42

More saturated +25%#B256D7

Less saturated −25%#9C8AA3

Channel breakdown

R167

G112

B189

Red167 (65.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 70 · B BD

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