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Recognised as Colour

#A774CD

  • #A774CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A774CD is a violet with RGB values 167, 116, 205 and HSL 274°, 47%, 63%. 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

#A774CD#A774CD
HEX#A774CD
RGBrgb(167, 116, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4549, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.5%, 45.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(274.4, 47.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 43.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK18.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,974,413
CSS custom property--colour: #A774CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#588B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6087D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A28297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Orchid · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 23.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ACD74
Analogous#7B74CD, #CD74C6
Triadic#CDA774, #74CDA7
Split complementary#C6CD74, #74CD7B
Tetradic#CD7B74, #9ACD74, #74C6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE5F5
Lighter +20%#D6BFE8
Lighter +10%#BF9ADA
Darker −10%#8F4EC0
Darker −20%#753AA1
Darker −30%#5A2C7C
Darker −40%#3F1F56
More saturated +25%#AA5CE5
Less saturated −25%#A48CB5

Channel breakdown

R167
G116
B205
Red167 (65.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue274.38°
Saturation (HSL)47.09%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 74 · B CD

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