Recognised as Colour

#A780B2

#A780B2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A780B2 is a violet with RGB values 167, 128, 178 and HSL 287°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A780B2#A780B2

HEX#A780B2

RGBrgb(167, 128, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.502, 0.698

RGB percentages65.5%, 50.2%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(286.8, 24.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 28.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK6.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,977,458

CSS custom property--colour: #A780B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#587F4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A8BB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#838FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#A88592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 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 text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Thistle · ΔE 26.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BB280

Analogous#8E80B2, #B280A4

Triadic#B2A780, #80B2A7

Split complementary#A4B280, #80B28E

Tetradic#B28E80, #8BB280, #80A4B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9DFEC

Lighter +20%#D3C0D9

Lighter +10%#BDA0C5

Darker −10%#91609F

Darker −20%#744D7F

Darker −30%#573A5F

Darker −40%#3A2740

More saturated +25%#B567CB

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R167

G128

B178

Red167 (65.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue286.8°

Saturation (HSL)24.51%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 80 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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