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Recognised as Colour

#A776E9

  • #A776E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A776E9 is a violet with RGB values 167, 118, 233 and HSL 266°, 72%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A776E9#A776E9
HEX#A776E9
RGBrgb(167, 118, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4627, 0.9137
RGB percentages65.5%, 46.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(265.6, 72.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.6, 49.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK28.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,974,953
CSS custom property--colour: #A776E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#588916

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518DEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Orchid · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8E976
Analogous#767FE9, #E076E9
Triadic#E9A776, #76E9A7
Split complementary#E9E076, #7FE976
Tetradic#E9767F, #B8E976, #76E9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFE
Lighter +20%#DFCEF7
Lighter +10%#C3A2F0
Darker −10%#8B4AE2
Darker −20%#6F22D7
Darker −30%#581BAB
Darker −40%#42147F
More saturated +25%#A462FD
Less saturated −25%#AA8AD5

Channel breakdown

R167
G118
B233
Red167 (65.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue265.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 76 · B E9

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