Colour

#A779B2

#A779B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A779B2 is a violet with RGB values 167, 121, 178 and HSL 288°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A779B2

RGBrgb(167, 121, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4745, 0.698

RGB percentages65.5%, 47.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(288.4, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK6.2%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,975,666

CSS custom property--colour: #A779B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#58864D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7286B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8BB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A87F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5 Orchid · ΔE 30 Thistle · ΔE 30.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84B279

Analogous#8A79B2, #B279A1

Triadic#B2A779, #79B2A7

Split complementary#A0B279, #79B28B

Tetradic#B28B79, #84B279, #79A0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFC

Lighter +30%#E7DAEA

Lighter +20%#D2BAD7

Lighter +10%#BC99C5

Darker −10%#915B9D

Darker −20%#73487D

Darker −30%#55355D

Darker −40%#37233C

More saturated +25%#B75FCC

Less saturated −25%#979398

Channel breakdown

R167

G121

B178

Red167 (65.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue288.42°

Saturation (HSL)27.01%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 79 · B B2

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Colour values

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