Recognised as Colour

#A77FB2

#A77FB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A77FB2 is a violet with RGB values 167, 127, 178 and HSL 287°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A77FB2

RGBrgb(167, 127, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.498, 0.698

RGB percentages65.5%, 49.8%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(287.1, 24.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 28.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK6.2%, 28.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,977,202

CSS custom property--colour: #A77FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#58804D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#828EB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A88591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8 Thistle · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AB27F

Analogous#8D7FB2, #B27FA4

Triadic#B2A77F, #7FB2A7

Split complementary#A3B27F, #7FB28E

Tetradic#B28E7F, #8AB27F, #7FA4B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFF

Lighter +30%#E9DFEB

Lighter +20%#D3BFD8

Lighter +10%#BD9FC5

Darker −10%#915F9F

Darker −20%#744C7F

Darker −30%#57395F

Darker −40%#3A263F

More saturated +25%#B665CC

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R167

G127

B178

Red167 (65.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue287.06°

Saturation (HSL)24.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 7F · B B2

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