Recognised as Colour

#A772C7

#A772C7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A772C7 is a violet with RGB values 167, 114, 199 and HSL 277°, 43%, 61%. 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

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HEX#A772C7

RGBrgb(167, 114, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4471, 0.7804

RGB percentages65.5%, 44.7%, 78%

HSLhsl(277.4, 43.1%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 42.7%, 78%)

CMYK16.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,973,895

CSS custom property--colour: #A772C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#588D38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6185CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E89C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A47F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 20 Plum · ΔE 22.5 Violet · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92C772

Analogous#7C72C7, #C772BD

Triadic#C7A772, #72C7A7

Split complementary#BDC772, #72C77C

Tetradic#C77C72, #92C772, #72BDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE0F2

Lighter +20%#D5BBE4

Lighter +10%#BE97D5

Darker −10%#904DB9

Darker −20%#753C97

Darker −30%#592D73

Darker −40%#3C1F4E

More saturated +25%#AD59E0

Less saturated −25%#A18BAE

Channel breakdown

R167

G114

B199

Red167 (65.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue277.41°

Saturation (HSL)43.15%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 72 · B C7

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