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Recognised as Colour

#A775FF

  • #A775FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A775FF is a violet with RGB values 167, 117, 255 and HSL 262°, 100%, 73%. 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

#A775FF#A775FF
HEX#A775FF
RGBrgb(167, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(261.7, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,974,719
CSS custom property--colour: #A775FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#588A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3991FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9391AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFF75
Analogous#7588FF, #EC75FF
Triadic#FFA775, #75FFA7
Split complementary#FFEC75, #88FF75
Tetradic#FF7588, #CDFF75, #75FFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8DBFF
Lighter +10%#C8A8FF
Darker −10%#8642FF
Darker −20%#660FFF
Darker −30%#4F00DB
Darker −40%#3D00A8
More saturated +25%#A775FF
Less saturated −25%#AC86EE

Channel breakdown

R167
G117
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue261.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 75 · B FF

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