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Recognised as Colour

#A775FA

  • #A775FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A775FA is a violet with RGB values 167, 117, 250 and HSL 263°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A775FA#A775FA
HEX#A775FA
RGBrgb(167, 117, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4588, 0.9804
RGB percentages65.5%, 45.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(262.6, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK33.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,974,714
CSS custom property--colour: #A775FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#588A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F90FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E8FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#958FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8FA75
Analogous#7585FA, #EA75FA
Triadic#FAA775, #75FAA7
Split complementary#FAEA75, #85FA75
Tetradic#FA7585, #C8FA75, #75FAEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6D7FE
Lighter +10%#C6A6FC
Darker −10%#8844F8
Darker −20%#6813F6
Darker −30%#5207CF
Darker −40%#3F069D
More saturated +25%#A670FF
Less saturated −25%#AB87E8

Channel breakdown

R167
G117
B250
Red167 (65.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue262.56°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 75 · B FA

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