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Colour

#A778D1

  • #A778D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A778D1 is a violet with RGB values 167, 120, 209 and HSL 272°, 49%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A778D1#A778D1
HEX#A778D1
RGBrgb(167, 120, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4706, 0.8196
RGB percentages65.5%, 47.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(271.7, 49.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.7, 42.6%, 82%)
CMYK20.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,975,441
CSS custom property--colour: #A778D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#58872E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#638AD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A1869Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Orchid · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23Violet · ΔE 24Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2D178
Analogous#7B78D1, #D178CE
Triadic#D1A778, #78D1A7
Split complementary#CED178, #78D17B
Tetradic#D17B78, #A2D178, #78CED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EAF8
Lighter +20%#D9C4EB
Lighter +10%#C09EDE
Darker −10%#8E52C4
Darker −20%#753AA9
Darker −30%#5A2D83
Darker −40%#40205D
More saturated +25%#A861E8
Less saturated −25%#A68FBA

Channel breakdown

R167
G120
B209
Red167 (65.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue271.69°
Saturation (HSL)49.17%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 78 · B D1

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