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Recognised as Colour

#A77CD8

  • #A77CD8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A77CD8 is a violet with RGB values 167, 124, 216 and HSL 268°, 54%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A77CD8#A77CD8
HEX#A77CD8
RGBrgb(167, 124, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.4863, 0.8471
RGB percentages65.5%, 48.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(268, 54.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268, 42.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK22.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,976,472
CSS custom property--colour: #A77CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#588327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#658EDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.3Orchid · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 24.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADD87C
Analogous#7C7FD8, #D57CD8
Triadic#D8A77C, #7CD8A7
Split complementary#D8D57C, #7FD87C
Tetradic#D87C7F, #ADD87C, #7CD8D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2FB
Lighter +20%#DCCBEF
Lighter +10%#C1A3E4
Darker −10%#8D55CC
Darker −20%#7337B7
Darker −30%#5A2B90
Darker −40%#421F69
More saturated +25%#A667ED
Less saturated −25%#A891C3

Channel breakdown

R167
G124
B216
Red167 (65.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue268.04°
Saturation (HSL)54.12%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 7C · B D8

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