Recognised as Colour

#A778FB

#A778FB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#A778FB is a violet with RGB values 167, 120, 251 and HSL 262°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#A778FB#A778FB

HEX#A778FB

RGBrgb(167, 120, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4706, 0.9843

RGB percentages65.5%, 47.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(261.5, 94.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 52.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK33.5%, 52.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,975,483

CSS custom property--colour: #A778FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#588704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4592FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5290F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9492AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3 Medium purple · ΔE 13.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCFB78

Analogous#788AFB, #E978FB

Triadic#FBA778, #78FBA7

Split complementary#FBE878, #8AFB78

Tetradic#FB788A, #CCFB78, #78FBE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8DBFE

Lighter +10%#C7AAFC

Darker −10%#8746FA

Darker −20%#6615F8

Darker −30%#5006D4

Darker −40%#3D05A2

More saturated +25%#A674FF

Less saturated −25%#AC89EA

Channel breakdown

R167

G120

B251

Red167 (65.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue261.53°

Saturation (HSL)94.24%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 78 · B FB

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