Colour

#A771B4

#A771B4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A771B4 is a violet with RGB values 167, 113, 180 and HSL 288°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A771B4

RGBrgb(167, 113, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4431, 0.7059

RGB percentages65.5%, 44.3%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(288.4, 30.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 37.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK7.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,973,620

CSS custom property--colour: #A771B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#588E4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6881B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#7687B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A8798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Violet · ΔE 29.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7EB471

Analogous#8571B4, #B471A0

Triadic#B4A771, #71B4A7

Split complementary#A0B471, #71B485

Tetradic#B48571, #7EB471, #71A0B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6FB

Lighter +30%#E5D5E9

Lighter +20%#D0B4D7

Lighter +10%#BC92C6

Darker −10%#90549E

Darker −20%#72427D

Darker −30%#53305C

Darker −40%#351F3A

More saturated +25%#B856CF

Less saturated −25%#968C99

Channel breakdown

R167

G113

B180

Red167 (65.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue288.36°

Saturation (HSL)30.88%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 71 · B B4

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