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Recognised as Colour

#A784FA

  • #A784FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A784FA is a violet with RGB values 167, 132, 250 and HSL 258°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A784FA#A784FA
HEX#A784FA
RGBrgb(167, 132, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5176, 0.9804
RGB percentages65.5%, 51.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(257.8, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK33.2%, 47.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,978,554
CSS custom property--colour: #A784FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#587B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C99FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6297F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#949BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FA84
Analogous#849CFA, #E284FA
Triadic#FAA784, #84FAA7
Split complementary#FAE284, #9CFA84
Tetradic#FA849C, #D7FA84, #84FAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE6FE
Lighter +10%#CAB5FC
Darker −10%#8453F8
Darker −20%#6122F6
Darker −30%#4809DC
Darker −40%#3807AB
More saturated +25%#A57FFF
Less saturated −25%#AE94EA

Channel breakdown

R167
G132
B250
Red167 (65.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue257.8°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 84 · B FA

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