Recognised as Colour
#A779C8
- #A779C8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#A779C8 is a violet with RGB values 167, 121, 200 and HSL 275°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#A779C8#A779C8
HEX#A779C8
RGBrgb(167, 121, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4745, 0.7843
RGB percentages65.5%, 47.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(274.9, 41.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 39.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK16.5%, 39.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,975,688
CSS custom property--colour: #A779C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#588637
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AC879
Analogous#8079C8, #C879C1
Triadic#C8A779, #79C8A7
Split complementary#C2C879, #79C880
Tetradic#C88079, #9AC879, #79C2C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G121
B200
Red167 (65.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue274.94°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 79 · B C8
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