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Recognised as Colour

#A77CCA

  • #A77CCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A77CCA is a violet with RGB values 167, 124, 202 and HSL 273°, 42%, 64%. 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

#A77CCA#A77CCA
HEX#A77CCA
RGBrgb(167, 124, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4863, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.5%, 48.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(273.1, 42.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 38.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK17.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,976,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A77CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#588335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#768EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A38899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Plum · ΔE 19Orchid · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Violet · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCA7C
Analogous#807CCA, #CA7CC6
Triadic#CAA77C, #7CCAA7
Split complementary#C6CA7C, #7CCA80
Tetradic#CA807C, #9FCA7C, #7CC6CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E9F6
Lighter +20%#D8C5E7
Lighter +10%#BFA0D9
Darker −10%#8F58BB
Darker −20%#75419F
Darker −30%#5A327B
Darker −40%#402357
More saturated +25%#A965E1
Less saturated −25%#A593B3

Channel breakdown

R167
G124
B202
Red167 (65.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue273.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.39%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 7C · B CA

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