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Recognised as Colour

#A782B1

  • #A782B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A782B1 is a violet with RGB values 167, 130, 177 and HSL 287°, 23%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A782B1#A782B1
HEX#A782B1
RGBrgb(167, 130, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5098, 0.6941
RGB percentages65.5%, 51%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(287.2, 23.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 26.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK5.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,977,969
CSS custom property--colour: #A782B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#587D4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8590AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A88793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CB182
Analogous#9082B1, #B182A3
Triadic#B1A782, #82B1A7
Split complementary#A3B182, #82B190
Tetradic#B19082, #8CB182, #82A3B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E0EC
Lighter +20%#D3C1D8
Lighter +10%#BDA1C5
Darker −10%#91639D
Darker −20%#744F7E
Darker −30%#573B5F
Darker −40%#3A283F
More saturated +25%#B669CA
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R167
G130
B177
Red167 (65.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue287.23°
Saturation (HSL)23.15%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 82 · B B1

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